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New Web site on Usher Syndrome:

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) has teamed with the National Eye Institute, both components of NIH, to create a new Web site devoted to Usher Syndrome. Usher Syndrome is the most common genetic condition that affects both hearing and vision. In the United States, about four babies in 100,000 are born with it.
AG Bell Update
April 2008

New Publication on Transition for Students who are Deaf-Blind

The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) has a new publication available on Transition.  It describes the importance of in-depth transition planning to meet the unique needs of children and youth who are deaf-blind and the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Print and Braille copies are available from NCDB.
The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
April 2009

Parents of Disabled Students Push for Separate Classes

As policy makers push to include more special-education students into general classrooms, factions are increasingly divided. Advocates for the disabled say special-education students benefit both academically and socially by being taught alongside typical students. Some teachers and administrators have been less supportive of the practice, saying that they lack the training and resources to handle significantly disabled children.
Wall Street Journal
January 2008

New and Updated Pages from NICHCY

We've added a lot of new pages to our website. For your reading and sharing pleasure:
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
March 2009


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