Joint Conference Call of the IACC Subcommittee on Safety and Services Subcommittee ...
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Jul 8, 2011 1:33 pm
Questions Are Raised on Restraint Training By JENNIFER GOLLAN The Bay Citizen Published: July 7, 2011 ...
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Aug 3, 2011 9:05 pm
The Business Case for Preventing and Reducing Restraint and Seclusion Use | SAMHSA http://store.samhsa.gov/product/SMA11-4632 The Substance Abuse and Mental...
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alpymom
Aug 5, 2011 12:53 am
Please take a look at this - devastating effects for special education... http://ideamoneywatch.com/balancesheet/?p=357 Sandy, Illinois Volunteer Co-Webmaster,...
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alpymom
Aug 27, 2011 11:59 pm
Following is the link to a press release issued by the Advocacy Institute in opposition to funding cuts to special education by states seeking to avoid their...
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Sep 2, 2011 1:27 am
APRAIS is a group of organizations dedicated to preventing the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. Following is a memo directed to the U.S. Department...
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Sep 2, 2011 1:27 am
This is an update from NDSC regarding the impending issuance by the U.S. Dept. of Education of guidance on restraint/seclusion prevention in schools. This...
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alpymom
Sep 8, 2011 10:01 pm
The U.S. Department of Education has released the final regulations for the early intervention program under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities...
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alpymom
Sep 16, 2011 5:43 pm
This is an information alert from the Advocacy Institute - please contact them (as suggested in the alert) for more information. This pertains to IDEA funding...
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Sep 20, 2011 1:50 pm
From the OCLB Team - please feel free to share! We feel that seclusion is a huge issue that often plays second fiddle in the "restraint/seclusion" debate - but...
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Sep 23, 2011 3:31 pm
We are pleased to see that a bill banning corporal punishment (for regular ed and special ed students) has been introduced in Congress - please feel free to...
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Sep 29, 2011 9:07 pm
Apparently this is not illegal even in a state that does regulate restraint and seclusion... National Autism Association (NAA) Says Vinegar-Soaked Cotton Balls...
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Oct 4, 2011 2:50 am
TASH conference features presentation on restraint and seclusion - please share! Sandy, Illinois Volunteer Co-Webmaster, http://www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com...
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Oct 8, 2011 5:40 pm
Coming soon to a school near you?? Let's hope not! Tasers coming to Flagler schools By ANNIE MARTIN, Staff writer October 6, 2011 ...
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Oct 12, 2011 10:19 pm
Please share this reminder as widely as possible! Those who attend will receive the necessary information and materials to become trainers on this topic, and...
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alpymom
Oct 16, 2011 1:13 am
This action alert is courtesy of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA - www.copaa.org). Please distribute widely, and please take a few minutes...
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Oct 16, 2011 1:34 am
This update is courtesy of the National Down Syndrome Congress: No Child Left Behind Bill Released Senator Tom Harkin (D.IA), Chairman of the Senate Health,...
This is hard to watch, but a question no one seems to be asking is what about the other kids on the busses where these incidents occur? What about the...
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alpymom
Oct 19, 2011 4:15 pm
Of particular note to the special education community, the Isakson Amendment (see below) would pave the way for schools to remove many - or even all - special...
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alpymom
Oct 19, 2011 4:15 pm
As always, Wrightslaw does a great job of spelling it all out - another alert to share re: the Isakson Amendment... Sandy, Illinois Volunteer Co-Webmaster,...
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alpymom
Oct 19, 2011 4:16 pm
Now that you know all about the Isakson Amendment (again, sorry for the slew of info!), here's a link that will make it VERY QUICK AND EASY for you to take...
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alpymom
Oct 19, 2011 4:16 pm
Education legislation is ramping up - this alert covers the Isakson Amendment (discussed in the previous alerts I just sent out) as well as several other...
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alpymom
Oct 21, 2011 12:15 am
Thanks in large part to all the calls and emails, the Isakson Amendment (that would have excluded any number - or even all - students with disabilities from...
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alpymom
Oct 23, 2011 2:29 am
The Senate HELP Committee has approved a bill renewing the ESEA/NCLB education law. There will be various changes to the bill as it progresses, but the...
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Oct 23, 2011 2:34 am
While legislators are working on a bill to reauthorize the ESEA (NCLB), the federal education law, many states are expected to request "flexibility" from the...
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Oct 23, 2011 2:38 am
For those folks who advocate on Part C of IDEA (infants and toddlers), the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), its Division for Early Childhood (DEC) and...
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Oct 23, 2011 8:57 pm
Please note two proposed changes to the IDEA regulations governing the use of a parent/child's public insurance benefits (e.g., Medicaid) to pay for school...
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Dec 4, 2011 4:37 am
Please find attached a new advocacy tool kit for APRAIS partner organizations to disseminate to the field. As you will see, the tool kit provides the...
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Dec 17, 2011 4:07 am
Please feel free to share, and happy holidays to all! Sandy, Illinois Volunteer Co-Webmaster, http://www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com (IDEA reauthorization) ... ...
