With a brand-new school year just a few weeks away, it is important that parents are setting up their kids for a successful year. Sometimes this may include an Individual Education Plan (IEP). An IEP helps kids with disabilities learn on an even playing field with their peers. Without IEPs, some students with disabilities may feel overwhelmed and become discouraged. If you are the parent of a kid with a disability, it is important for you to understand what an IEP is so that you can be actively involved in the creation process.
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How to Behave Around a Service Animal
Many people have seen a service animal in public. However, you may wonder how to behave around a service animal. Service animals are working animals with jobs and duties. They are providing a service to their person. Service animals help people with many disabilities and medical conditions, such as:
- Visual impairments
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Autism
- Hearing disabilities
In this article, we discuss how to behave around a service animal in public.
Canadians will strive for a top spot at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships
Canadians will strive for a top spot at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Hamburg, Germany. The men and woman’s teams will battle teams from around the world August 16-26, 2018. The competition takes place every four years. It is also the largest international parasport event outside of the Paralympic Games.
Belgium hosted the first official Men’s World Championships in 1975. The first Women’s World Championships took place 15 years later in France. Canada has played an important role in the event. For example, Canada was the first to host the first-ever men under-23 world championship in 1997. Later, Canada hosted the first woman under-25 championship in 2011.
The Canadian men and women’s teams will have their first game on August 17th. To begin with, the men are facing off against Morocco. Then, the women will take on Great Britain.
Canada is sending two great teams to the event. Indeed, the twenty four athletes picked to play for Canada include fifteen Paralympians. Their experience will help the teams as they go for gold. Below, a quick look at each team shows their promise.
Team Canada Women
The woman’s team will defend their title from the 2014 world championships. They are the team to beat. Indeed, the team has five gold medals and two bronze medals. Even more, they have reached the podium at every world championship since the first one held in 1990.
The women’s roster includes:
- Sandrine Bérubé – Beauharnois, Quebec
Smartboards are Making Learning Accessible in Classrooms
Chalkboards and basic whiteboards are out, and taking their place are interactive whiteboards, called smartboards. In fact, smartboards are making learning accessible for kids with disabilities.
Smartboards are visual learning tools. So, you might find yourself wondering how they are making learning accessible for kids with disabilities. In this article, we explore how smartboards help students who are:
- Visually impaired
- Physically impaired
- Learning disabled
London Politicians Move Forward With Demands to Create Barrier-Free City
The citys accessibility advisory committee had threatened to resign if demands werent met Hala Ghonaim · CBC News
Posted: Aug 14, 2018
City of London is moving forward with a proposal to create an accessible-friendly city.
It took the threat of a mass resignation and a set of strict demands to “open the eyes” of city staff and council.