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Tuesday morning, February 5, 2008, the House of Delegates’ Committee on General Laws struck HB 1356 from the General Assembly’s docket, at the request of the bill’s patron. This bill, endorsed by the Virginia Lottery, would have weakened the Virginians with Disabilities Act (VDA) by enabling the state to contract with entities that do not comply with the VDA
Advocates have worked hard for a number of years to get a Children’s Ombudsman Office established in Virginia. This year looks like we may make some real progress! Pending legislation, House Bill 1131 and Senate Bill 315, calls for the creation of an Office of Children’s Ombudsman. This legislation is the result of an in-depth two-year study done by the Virginia Commission on Youth, which demonstrated need for such an office. You can access the report online.
Support House Bill 1131 and Senate Bill 315, by contacting your representative.
To find your representatives go to http://legis.state.va.us/ and click on “Who’s My Legislator?”
There are several school specifically focused on instruction for individuals with Learning Disabilities. One of those founding institution’s is the Lab School in Washington D.C (1967). The truly special thing about this school is that it taught both children (during the day) and adult’s (night classes) who were diagnosed with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, This past week the Lab School in Washington D.C. suffered a great loss. Dr. Sally Smith, who founded the Lab School past away last Saturday. While I never personally met Sally, I heard a great deal about work and her dedication to helping others, and I am certainly inspired by what she has accomplished.
This report from NCSER provides a picture of the self-representations
and expectations of youth with disabilities, how they differ across
disability categories and demographic groups, and how they compare with
youth in the general population. The National Longitudinal Transition
Study-2 (NLTS2), funded by IES, was initiated in 2001 and has a
nationally representative sample of more than 11,000 students with
disabilities. This report presents findings drawn primarily from
telephone interviews or self-administered mail surveys collected from
youth when they were ages 15 through 19. The report addresses questions
such as how youth with disabilities describe their feelings about
themselves and their lives, their secondary school experiences, their
personal relationships, and their expectations for the future.
To download, view and print the publication as a PDF file
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