The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a powerful law, assuring that all children will be provided with an appropriate education. Because of IDEA, The NYC Department of Education is ...

The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), passed in 1975, ensures that eligible children with disabilities receive free public education along with the services they need to succeed. The IDEA act ...

Imagine your child in the same classroom with his peers, side by side, learning with them and from them-and thriving. Now imagine not having to fight for the support and services that guarantee him an ...

Educators are embracing evidence-based, inclusive teaching strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners, from differentiated instruction to Universal Design for Learning. These approaches focus on ...

Samuel Habib, seen here at 3 years old, sits in his supportive corner chair in class. Samuel, who has cerebral palsy, is now 14 and is headed to high school. Dan Habib, Samuel's father, is an advocate ...

An inclusive early learning environment doesn’t just benefit children with disabilities or special health care needs — it also benefits their classmates, families and the community as a whole, ...

Discussions about autism often focus on children, but what happens when those same children grow up and head to college? Since 2012, William & Mary’s Neurodiversity Working Group has been working to ...

The spring 2020 semester was unlike any other in the history of higher education due in large part to the COVID-19 crisis. Having access to a reliable computer and Wi-Fi as well as a dedicated space ...

Feeling like you belong—in a classroom, in a major, at an institution—is one of the most important factors in whether you persist and succeed in college. When students sense that their backgrounds, ...

Educators across the country are rethinking how to make classrooms more inclusive and equitable for all students. From culturally responsive teaching to student-led projects, schools are adopting ...

For young children with disabilities, the key to mastering language may be surrounding them with their typically-developing peers, researchers say. Over the course of just one school year, a new study ...

Allali is a leadership coach and a member of The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Community Advisory Board. She lives in Clairemont. A new year is a time to reflect and more importantly to hope that the best ...