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Using Visual Literacy to Help Adolescents Understand How Images Influence Their Lives Restricted

This article provides a six-step strategy educators can use to teach adolescents visual literacy, or how to think critically or emotionally about the images they see.

CEC Yes I Can! Award Winner Helps Pass New Jersey Law
2008 Yes I Can! Award winner Mitchel Sieling was instrumental in passing new legislation allowing all special education students in his home state of New Jersey to participate in graduation ceremonies with their classmates.

Teaching Social Studies to Students with Learning Disabilities (July 1999)
Teachers in inclusive classrooms regularly face the difficult task of having to modify the curriculum to reach all of their students, many of whom have special needs."

Reaching for the Stars: A Science Teacher Helps Student with Disabilities Soar
Disney award-winning teacher Ben Wentworth helps all students soar in his unique high school science classes

Adapted Physical Education-FAQ (updated April 2000)

Meaningful Inclusion of All Students in Team Sports Restricted

Students at various grade levels are actively participating in team sports, thanks to the creative adaptations their teachers have made. Ways to take what we know about adapted physical education and boost students' capabilities and self-esteem in innovative, fulfilling ways are described.

Driver's Education for Students With Physical Disabilities Restricted

Interviews with 11 high school-aged students with physical disabilities found participants felt driving would add freedom, independence, and responsibility to their lives and increase their educational, employment, and recreational choices. Most preferred to be included in high school driver's education. However, enrollment was either delayed or not presented.

Barriers and Facilitators to Inclusive Education Restricted

The experiences of youth with physical disabilities in integrated school settings is discussed. Parents and students identified barriers and offered suggestions for improvement.

Muscular Dystrophy (updated July 2003)
The term 'muscular dystrophy' covers over 40 separate neuromuscular disorders which have in common the progressive and irreversible wasting of muscle tissue."