Sentences with phrase «disability access needs»

Often times disability access needs are free, simple, easy.

Not exact matches

Some individuals with disabilities rely on support persons in order to help with communication, mobility, personal care, medical needs, or access to services.

Some offices they looked at, though, needed a lot of work: tearing down and moving walls, electrical, plumbing, HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning), disability access changes, and more.

Federal, state and local officials have also teamed up with the Independent Living Center and other disability organizations to serve as a resource for individuals with disabilities, access and other functional needs.

He underlined the need to improve access to mental health support for people in the poorest places of the world and shared how he had witnessed first - hand, some of the challenges faced by children with disabilities on a trip to East Africa.

The World Health Organization and Unicef estimated the average maternal mortality ratios for 1990 as 27 per 100 000 live births in the more developed countries compared with 480 per 100 000 live births in less developed countries, with ratios as high as 1000 per 100 000 live births for eastern and western Africa.4 The WHO has estimated that almost 15 % of all women develop complications serious enough to require rapid and skilled intervention if they are to survive without lifelong disabilities.5 This means that women need access not only to trained midwives but also to medical services if complications arise.

Thankfully Student Finance England do not agree with this decision and have awarded him his Disability Support Assist and so IS able to access help he needs to live more independently.

Though the measure is essentially aimed at allowing parents who have children with developmental disabilities receive access to schools that fit their educational needs, some have intrepreted the measure to allow parents to place students in schools based on their religious background.

A range of government support is on offer from our Access to Work service, which provides disabled people with support or adjustments they need in the workplace, to the Disability Confident scheme, which helps employers do more to recruit and retain disabled workers.

Access to specialist disability employment support will need to significantly increase if the gap in employment rate is to be bridged.

This will be especially helpful for people with disabilities and those who need rides in our rural and suburban areas that don't have easy access to public transportation.»

They would not only roll back the progress we have made in increasing access to healthcare, they would threaten care for the most vulnerable, especially seniors and people with disabilities in need of long term care.

Even so, several of the schools in converted office accommodation and similar spaces have no access to outside areas for sport or even play, and of course very limited facilities for children with disabilities or other special educational needs.

The sticking point according to Cuomo's office, «failed to address the needs of individuals with disabilities and did not provide any incentive for the livery industry to ensure disabled New Yorkers had full access to the taxicab system.»

«This legislation, passed unanimously by both houses of the legislature, would compel the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to show a true commitment to the well being of individuals with developmental disabilities by ensuring access to a range of treatment and living options that appropriately consider their needs,» said CSEA President DaDisabilities (OPWDD) to show a true commitment to the well being of individuals with developmental disabilities by ensuring access to a range of treatment and living options that appropriately consider their needs,» said CSEA President Dadisabilities by ensuring access to a range of treatment and living options that appropriately consider their needs,» said CSEA President Danny Donohue.

My office will continue to focus our efforts to ensure that our borough's disability community has the resources and access to service that they need to succeed, and we will continue to support excellent organizations like the Bronx Developmental Disabilities Council in their efforts, as well,» said Borough President Diaz.

«This budget, if enacted, would jeopardize our nation's educational, scientific and health enterprises and limit access to critically needed mental and behavioral health services,» said Antonio E. Puente, president of the American Psychological Society (APS) in Washington, D.C. «These cuts would disproportionately affect people living in poverty, people with serious mental illness and other disabilities, women, children, people living with HIV / AIDS, older adults, ethnic and racial minorities, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community.»

The READY Program strives to intervene before students complete high school − easing the transition, providing the skill development needed to access further education or employment and connecting them to other disability - focused organizations for sequential and continuous supports.

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access should contact us in advance of the program.

With easy access to outdoors and level access from each classroom, there is no need for ramps, and people with disabilities or mobility difficulties are able to move around with as much ease as possible.

Among Hehir's work recognized by the Federation is his involvement in drafting the 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which ensured children with special needs would gain access to a general curriculum and high quality education programs.

11.2 by 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons

Most of the students in this book, either through their own drivenness or through the interventions of adults — either parents, teachers, or related services people, therapists and so forth — develop the strategies they needed to be successful: to be able to access education at a high level; to know how to handle the heavy reading load when they read at a very low rate; to learn how to manage pain, which was the case with one of the students in the book who has chronic pain due to his physical disabilities; or to learn how to manage anxiety, which is the case of two of the people in the book.

Not infrequently, if a patient has developmental disabilities, physical or emotional disabilities, or has hearing or vision impairments, they are often unable to access the healthcare system or if in it, are unable to receive the support needed for them to receive appropriate care.

The divide for these citizens has always been there, and assistive technologies have definitely made access easier (if the people who need them can afford them), there are no laws stating that websites need to be accessible to people with disabilities.

They need to continue to support efforts to address equitable access for students with disabilities and other special needs.

5 - 7 — Students with disabilities: «Virtual Reality, Virtual Freedom,» conference on the use of technology for people with special needs, sponsored by the Washington Technology Access Center, the Human Interface Technology Laboratory, and the Virtual Worlds Society, to be held at the New Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash..

One in twenty UK children has a disability or special education needs (SEN), yet many have no access to an outdoor space with play facilities.

For more than five decades, Congress has consistently recognized and acted on the need to promote fair and equal access to public schools for: children of color; children living in poverty; children with disabilities; homeless, foster and migrant children; children in detention; children still learning English; Native children; and girls as well as boys.

Each student with a disability, as such term is defined in section 200.1 (cc) of this Title, shall have access to the full range of programs and services set forth in this Part to the extent that such programs and services are appropriate to such student's special educational needs.

access for students with disabilities, preschool through graduation, who need significant supports to be engaged in instruction and socialization in settings with typically developing peers;

The VDOE would like to recognize outstanding schools and / or educators who have developed programs that have been designed to ensure students with disabilities, especially those with more significant academic and behavior needs, have access to inclusive education with their peers in general education settings through a new initiative called the «Inclusive Practice Partnership Project.»

Ensure that all students identified as having special educational needs or disabilities have, as far as possible, equal access to all aspects of the curriculum, with modifications made to the curriculum if appropriate.

«Nor can we limit accountability to a small percentage of our schools while ignoring the others, thereby retreating from the long - standing federal role in ensuring that minority students, low - income students, English learners and students with disabilities have access to... supports that address a range of student needs so that they are better prepared to succeed in the classroom.»

There are also two additional elements of focus: improving early learning outcomes: increasing college access and success; addressing the unique needs of students with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency; as well as improving productivity, or using technology.

Or conversely, are states and authorizers implicitly or explicitly deciding they do not need to hold charter schools accountable for equitable access and quality programs for students with disabilities?

To ensure that all students identified as having special educational needs or disabilities have, as far as possible, equal access to all aspects of the curriculum, with modifications made to the curriculum if appropriate.

To ensure that all pupils identified as having special educational needs or disabilities have, as far as possible, equal access to all aspects of the curriculum, with modifications made to the curriculum if appropriate.

In addition, no person shall be discriminated against in admission to Brooke Charter School or in obtaining the advantages, privileges and access to the courses of study and extracurricular activities offered by the School on the basis of race, sex, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, socioeconomic status, housing status or homelessness, special need, proficiency in the English language or a foreign language, or prior academic achievement, as required by federal and state law, including M.G.L. c. 71, § 89 (l); 603 CMR 1.06 (1); M.G.L. c. 76, § 5 and 603 CMR 26.00: Access to Equal Educational Opportaccess to the courses of study and extracurricular activities offered by the School on the basis of race, sex, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, socioeconomic status, housing status or homelessness, special need, proficiency in the English language or a foreign language, or prior academic achievement, as required by federal and state law, including M.G.L. c. 71, § 89 (l); 603 CMR 1.06 (1); M.G.L. c. 76, § 5 and 603 CMR 26.00: Access to Equal Educational OpportAccess to Equal Educational Opportunity.

If immigrants are targeted, children whose parents are immigrants or who are immigrants themselves will live in fear of deportation.36 If Medicaid is cut, not only will it increase the number of uninsured children without access to needed medical care, but it will also put the jobs of thousands of school nurses, psychologists, and physical therapists at risk.37 This would hurt health outcomes for many children, especially those with disabilities.

She added: «We also welcome the recognition that funding must be made available to support children with disabilities and special educational needs to access this important phase of education.

We can not promise a similar level of productivity every week... but we hope that these research papers help to fill the large need for data on where and how students with disabilities access charter schools.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) became law in 1975, and has provided regulations for individuals with disabilities to have access to an equitable education with resources that address their indivDisabilities Education Act (IDEA) became law in 1975, and has provided regulations for individuals with disabilities to have access to an equitable education with resources that address their indivdisabilities to have access to an equitable education with resources that address their individual needs.

In addition, competitive preference will be given to applications that focus on up to two of the following areas: improving early learning outcomes, increasing college access and success, addressing the unique needs of students with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency, improving productivity, and using technology.

Through an innovative Special Education staffing model, Ethos Classical stands ready to meet all federally mandated services for students with disabilities within the school day, while exceeding those requirements by providing access to tailored education and training services on how to best to supports the needs of all learners to families throughout the year in out - of - school time.

Charter schools: Additional federal attention needed to help protect access for students with disabilities.

To ensure the language proficiency of ELLs with disabilities are validly and reliably assessed, the student's IEP Team must determine whether an ELL with a disability needs to received appropriate accommodation on the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0, or needs to take the alternate assessment.

KIPP Academy Boston Charter Public School and KIPP Academy Lynn Charter Public School do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, homelessness, age, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or a foreign language, shall have equal access to the general education program and the full range of any and all education programs offered at our schools.

Students with disabilities receive access through the delivery of resources and accommodations tailored to each student's individual abilities and needs, including assistive technologies and individualized support.

As I have blogged before, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in 2012 that indicated that Federal intervention is needed to ensure that students with disabilities are able to access their free appropriate public education (FAPE) in charter schools.