TEDxPSU – Dr. Joseph Valente – Hearing the Unheard
Dr. Joseph Valente is involved in comprehensive research in childhood studies, comparative and international education, educational anthropology, deaf studies and disability studies.
OT students on reliability of ADA-Compliance Assessment Toolkit
Misericordia University student researchers recently had their findings about the reliability of the Americans with Disabilities Act-Compliance
Deaf Olympic hopeful uses social media to fight discrimination
Marcus Titus, top U.S. breaststroker, rallied for change and got it. USA Swimming will allow the use of hand signals to accomodate Deaf swimmers at the summer Olympic trials.
Disabled Military Protection Act Allows Military Families to include Special Needs Trusts within the Survivor Benefit Plan
Currently, under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), a military retiree can set aside up to 55 percent
Subconscious Stereotyping
When it comes to negative stereotypes, your subconscious may not be the best dinner guest.
Upper Limb Therapy in Children With CP
Intensive goal-directed upper limb training programs using either constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) or bimanual training (BIM) achieved
Scoliosis Treatment Might Reduce Need for Surgeries
THURSDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Magnetically controlled growing rods can treat the spinal disorder scoliosis in
SchoolBook: Testing Takes Its Toll on Special Needs Students
April 19, 2012, 8:12 a.m. It has been a challenging week for many third through eighth grade
An Autism Diagnosis in Minutes?
Ask anyone who has taken a psychological exam, words like “rapid,” “accurate,” & “mobile” simply are not ways of describing most clinical diagnostic measures. Luckily, at least for early detection of Autism, a group of doctors from the Center for Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School are looking to change that.
Presuming Competence
This issue is very important to me because so many events and breakthroughs in my life happened
