The Inspired Treehouse is a site dedicated to children with disabilities that may hinder them from partaking in everyday activities. Here, Physical and Occupational Therapists can find information, tips, and strategies to help conquer the common developmental roadblocks that come up for children, to enhance their abilities to partake in...
The Colorado Department of Education has put together this manual, in collaboration with medical and educational professionals, to inform and advise educators in terms of teaching students with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Many people do not realize how common it is for children to suffer a brain injury. TBI...
Many child care providers work with children who have disabilities or special needs. Each child is different, and each delay or disability will require different modifications. Child care providers should gather as much information as you can about the child and the disability, and learn about typical modifications that can...
Living with a learning disability can be a source of great frustration if it’s not fully understood – especially during a child’s school-age years. These disabilities have very little to do with a child’s behavior or level of intelligence. Rather, it comes down to understanding that people who live with...
Getting to know your Speech-Language Pathologist is a video made by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). It provides an overview into what SLPs do, and how they can support your child throughout their time at school, including incorporating Assistive Technology into their intervention strategy.
New Path is a website full of networking opportunities and resources for parents of young children with disabilities. It seeks to spread information and resources regarding developmental practices and interventions that foster a child's growth in the best ways possible. This ensures that parents and families are well supported when...
Chrome Music Lab is a 508 accessible website from Google that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments. Many teachers have been using Chrome Music Lab as a tool in their classrooms to explore music and its connections to science, math, art, and more. some teachers even combining...
So–what’s considered a “natural environment”? What isn’t? This webpage focuses upon answering these questions and on connecting you with resources of additional information and best practice. http://www.parentcenterhub.org/naturalenvironments/#def
Produced by the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), these videos are a two-part series that focus on an academic area that some may not always consider, especially with special education: the visual arts. Art classes are usually taught within the curriculum at any school, but there are...
This website provides many resources and information given by professionals, covering various aspects of family life, from the early stages through childhood, on health, education, and other topics. This page on Special Education offers rich content in terms of educating children with disabilities. https://www.verywellfamily.com/special-education-4157330
