As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...

Caroline Richter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, says learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to ...

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, some “otherwise qualified” individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and ...

While the recent months have been a flurry of news around education, we’re becoming distracted from the very real challenges students are facing in the classroom. Because when speaking with parents, ...

This story about special education was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. When Bethany Jolliffe started ...

Embracing your unique traits can transform perceived weaknesses into superpowers, fueling personal growth and success. Self-confidence arises by using your strengths — despite the challenges — and ...

Luke Tomczuk, 28, of Philadelphia, is a member of a research team at Temple University studying the effectiveness of Chance to Ride, a training curriculum and program designed to teach young adults ...

Students with disabilities were more likely to see punitive discipline and less likely to access rigorous coursework during the height of the pandemic. This held true in both traditional public ...

"Disability isn’t what someone lacks, it’s whether the world makes room for them.” Imagine what it would take in your organization for you to work alongside someone with a disability. Imagine what ...

Mashantucket — As a teenager in 1979, Steve Scheidermeyer started working at Horizons, a summer camp in South Windham, where he taught horseback riding to campers with disabilities. "It was such an ...