downs syndrome

Tommy Hilfiger Launches Adaptive Collection for Children With Disabilities

Tommy Hilfiger Launches Adaptive Collection for Children With Disabilities

Melissa McGlenseyBy Feb 23, 2016This article discusses a Disorder

 

Now, children of all abilities can wear Tommy Hilfiger clothing.
A nonprofit organization called Runway of Dreams worked with the brand to launch an adaptive version of select styles from its children’s line, which will be on sale startingTuesday.
Two children, one with a limb difference, wearing adaptable clothing

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Accommodations and Modifications for Students wit Disabilities

Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities – YouTube http://ow.ly/XGOoU

Published on Jan 25, 2016

For students with disabilities, the right accommodations and modifications can be as important to school success as appropriate IEP goals. These educational supports are similar, but they are not the same. Learn more about these supports and be prepared to discuss your child’s needs at the next IEP meeting.

Dear Newly Inducted Special Needs Parent

Dear Newly Inducted Special Needs Parent

by Lola Lolita (of Scary Mommy Blog)

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I see you.

And I don’t mean I physically see you (though I do). I mean I see inside you—I see the storm that’s tearing your soul apart, bit by unimaginable bit.

I can see you because I am you. Not now you, of course, but rather future you. And I’m here to say, I understand.

Nuts and Bolts: It’s Not Just About “Compliance”: Accessibility in eLearning by Jane Bozarth : Learning Solutions Magazine

Accessibility in eLearning may be something that’s just isn’t on your radar—yet. Your eLearning materials really should be accessible to everyone, including those with challenges like low vision and blindness, hearing loss and deafness, learning disabilities, and mobility problems. Here is a quick rundown on things you should be addressing in your design standards, and some help getting started.

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Flipped learning is changing the face of special ed | eSchool News | eSchool News

 

 

 

Flipped learning and one-to-one are a powerful combo for some populations

 

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To the Mean Stranger Who Judged My Parenting Skills

To the Mean Stranger Who Judged My Parenting Abilities, Thank You

Heather Connor

http://ow.ly/Ky7sE #mom #spec_needs #child #parents

We were exhausted — tired and emotionally raw.

Our little boy was finally stable and home from the hospital. He was in so much pain; I was actually surprised and relieved he’d finally fallen asleep. He was almost 2 years old and had given us quite the scare.

Why I kept my baby after finding out he

Why I kept my baby after finding out he had Down syndrome http://ow.ly/ARSlf #prolife #downs #downssyndrome #baby #love #genetictest

My Oma was born in a little village near the town of Hadamar. Hadamar sits in the shadow of a tall hill called Mönchberg – Monk’s Mountain. On top of that hill stands an old Franciscan monastery, which was converted into a state hospital and nursing home in 1803. In 1940, however, that hospital was turned into one of the infamous Nazi ‘killing centres’…..