Arlington Public Schools Special Education Parent Resource Center (PRC) is hosting a presentation on the new Virginia Special Education Regulations on Monday,...
Current Wrightslaw newsletter has a link to a good article on self-advocacy for secondary school students, particularly with an eye toward postsecondary...
The Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) will hold its monthly meeting on March 10, 2010 in room 1600 at the Gatehouse Administrative...
The 5th Annual Special Education Conference will be March 20, 2010, 8 am-1 pm at Lee High School in Springfield. I've signed up! I'm planning on attending ...
The mission of the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation is to improve the lives of families raising children and teens living with bipolar disorder and...
VISION 2010 – Tuesday, 20 April 2010 at 2:30 pm Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus This orientation that will include presentations from...
Fairfax County residents have numerous opportunities to provide feedback and comments on the Fiscal Year 2011 Advertised Budget before it is formally adopted...
From the CEC Smartbrief: "Proponents of national K-12 academic standards released Wednesday say the new standards could help boost achievement among students...
I have signed up too for the 5th Annual SPED Conference on March 20. I am planning to attend the following: Session 1 (8-8:40am): Raise Your Child's Social IQ:...
The Office of Special Education Instruction (OSEI) will offer an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Parent Workshop on March 16, 2010: Social Skills: Enhancing...
Disability Scoop has a good overview of the current proposed legislation to provide guidelines for the use of restraint and seclusion in schools receiving...
From the CEC SmartBrief: More colleges and universities are working to provide accommodations for students with disabilities, but students often have to be...
Wrightslaw recently issued/reissued some articles of particular interest to parents of students with disabilities in middle and high school: A document...
Are you an adult with a developmental disability or the parent of a young child with disabilities? Do you want to be a more knowledgeable and effective...
Students from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Physical Disabilities programs are holding a plant and vegetable sale to raise money to renovate courtyard D and...
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Jack D. Dale testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor's subcommittee on early childhood,...
CHADD of Northern Virginia's next (and final) public program of the 2009-2010 school year is coming up Thursday, March 18. The topic is "Homework and Coaching...
The FA-DSB is seeking interested individuals both to participate on its committees and to sit on the Board to represent the Providence area. The FA-DSB...
Fairfax County is recruiting college students with disabilities to apply for full-time paid summer internships with Fairfax County Government. Internships with...
Autism Awareness Day at the PRC on Friday, April 9, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Join us at the PRC for a day of information, resources and a powerful...
The Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) will hold its monthly meeting on April 14, 2010 in room 1600 at the Gatehouse Administrative...
Fairfax County Public Library's Access Services branch invites people with disabilities, caregivers, friends, family, and other interested parties to Tech...
The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities is currently seeking individuals interested in committing time and energy toward the accomplishment of its...
The Office of Special Education Instruction (OSEI) will offer an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Parent Workshop on April 15, 2010, titled, Developing Social...
The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) in collaboration with the Health Care System (HSC) Foundation is pleased to announce the 2010 LEAP...
"What am I going to do after high school?" Tuesday, April 20 Fairfax High School (http://commweb.fcps.edu/directory/map_base.cfm?locid=2005) 6:30-9:00 pm This...
The number of students in special education in U.S. schools has risen significantly since the 1970s but is now stabilizing, according to a report by the...
The Virginia Department of Education is requesting that parents of students receiving special education services complete a survey; input is designed to help...
