IEP Strategy Guide

Developmental Disabilities Area Board 10 is proud to present the “IEP Strategy Guide – Understanding the Process So You Can Get What You Need”, a free downloadable guide. If you have a child with an individual education program (IEP), this guide is for you. Rather than being an exhaustive list of [...]

Five Blogs to share with your child’s IEP Team

1. Teaching Learners With Multiple Special Needs
(http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/)
This blog has links and resources for educators working with special needs students of all levels. There is a lot of very important information for teachers who truly want to make education accessible to everyone.
2. School Psychologist Blog Files
(http://schoolpsychologistfiles.blogspot.com/)
The School Psychologist Blog Files is dedicated improving special needs learning [...]

What is Special Education?

Under the IDEA legislation (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), a student with a disability is entitled to Free and Appropriate Public Education under special education law (often referred to as ed-code). In order to qualify for special education and related services, a child must have one of the 14 defined disabilities and his/her educational performance [...]

ASA SB Parent Informational Presentation

The Santa Barbara Chapter of Autism Society of America and Area Board 9 on Developmental Disabilities are hosting an informational presentation, All on the Same Team: Locating Services and Using Effective Communication to Build a Collaborative Service Network for Your Child, for parents and families this Thursday evening.
For more information and RSVP contact, please take [...]

Special Olympics Torch Run

I received this email from Brian at Special Olympics and thought you might like to know about it!
Hello Everyone -
Just want to give you all a heads up that we have our Torch Run Ceremony on Tuesday, June 9th (from 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m) at the City Hall courtyard, which is located on the [...]