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From Intrigue to Understanding: How to Integrate Social Inclusion in Education
In this short TEDxTalk, Travis Davis, a graduate student at the University of New Mexico talks about the value of social inclusion, the role of inviting good questions to break down...
Transition Track: Get the Job, Keep the Job
Our friends at the Regional Center for Independent Living (RCIL) in New York made this fun video, Get the Job… Keep the Job! on seeking work for young people. This student production contrasts the right way — and the wrong way — to apply for a job in person,...Watch This: Accommodations and Modifications
“Because each child is unique, the IEP must identify specific strategies to help your child succeed.” For students with disabilities, the right accommodations and modifications can be as important to school success as appropriate IEP goals. These educational supports...Watch This: Testing for Dyslexia, and Learning/Attention Issues
Wondering how psychologists test kids for dyslexia and other kinds of learning and attention issues? In this video from Understood, viewers get to see what kinds of questions kids get asked, when being tested for reading issues. Watch as Dr. Matthew Cruger, Ph.D....Watch This: 10 Tips for Self-Advocacy
Self-advocacy is one of the most important skills a young person with a disability can have. Here are 10 tips for self-advocacy for young people with disabilities, by young people with disabilities, produced by...Watch This: Childhood Trauma and Health
In this compelling Ted Talk, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris discusses childhood trauma and how is affects health across a...NJCommonGround.org, and the Common Ground E-newsletter are projects of the NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities
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- The Right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education
- What to Do if You Suspect Your Child has a Disability Impacting Their Education
- Initial Special Education Evaluations and Eligibility
- The Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Special Education Placement
- Q&A: What are Extended School Year (ESY) Services?
- Q&A: Dispute Resolution