he proposed law will expand narrow court interpretations that have restricted ADA coverage in the workplace for people with disabilities. It is expected to increase the overall number of disabled people able to request reasonable accommodations, but should not have a significant impact on ADA employment policies already in place.
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The Social Security Administration is soliciting comments from the public regarding a number of new forms and other information gathering activities prior to clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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The Blind or Deaf Can Feel Left Behind As the Tools of Technology Advance
By Kim Hart
Washington Post Staff Writer
Olivia Norman’s fingers fly across her laptop keyboard, dexterously tapping out instant messages to friends and entering Google searches without committing a single typo. A minute later, she’s listening intently to the voice cues that help her read e-mail and send text messages on her Motorola Q smartphone.
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By ALIYAH BARUCHIN
In Brief:
A November 2007 M.R.I. brain-imaging study showed an average three-year lag in a brain maturation process in children with A.D.H.D.
Affected areas of the brain are involved in executive functions like focus, attention, working memory and control of movement.
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By TARA PARKER-POPE
Published: June 17, 2008
About 2.5 million children in the United States take stimulant drugs for attention and hyperactivity problems. But concerns about side effects have prompted many parents to look elsewhere: as many as two-thirds of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or A.D.H.D., have used some form of alternative treatment.
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James Gears is a rehabilitation services and Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator with the state of Ohio’s Rehabilitation Services Commission. As such, he writes in the March/April 2008 issue of “News Net,” Ohio’s disability services magazine, about recently released statistics from the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. The report details statistics covering the federal fiscal year 2007. Gears summarize those statistics in a number of speeches delivered each year to various business state organizations.
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By Safran, Stephen P
Although numerous investigations have examined the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in the general population, have special education identification rates of autism kept pace? From the 1992-1993 to 2001-2002 school years, U.S. Department of Education data indicate an increase from 15,580 to 97,904 students with autism, an expansion of 528% and an annual average growth of 22.69%. (more…)
From the Washington Post, an account of a special education program for children with Asperger¹s Syndrome:
The first day of kindergarten found Alex Barth in the principal’s office. The teacher had asked students to draw self-portraits. Alex had wanted to draw his in red crayon. There was no red crayon. Alex had melted down.
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By ROBERT PEAR
Published: June 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is about to propose far-reaching new rules that would give people with disabilities greater access to tens of thousands of courtrooms, swimming pools, golf courses, stadiums, theaters, hotels and retail stores.
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Following is a summary of vocational rehabilitation related legislation and it’s status or outcome from this year’s legislative session.
