Three minutes is all it takes to find out if a student needs extra help with reading.

Librarians and media specialists are secretly saying "I told you so" about the Walt Disney Company’s decision to issue a full refund on the Baby Einstein videos that parents have bought by the millions over the last five years.

Since the early days of the digital era, assistive and instructional technologies (AT/IT) have evolved along with other technologies, producing tools that can dramatically increase learning gains by children with and without disabilities. Still, getting that technology into the hands of those who need it the most remains a struggle in many schools and districts.

Metro Nashville Public Schools continues to move its 8,200 special-needs population into mainstream classes, satisfying parents who want inclusion for their children. The school district and the mayor's office made it a priority last year because federal law requires students with disabilities to be educated in the least-restrictive environment available.

Most parents and professionals would agree that good parent teacher communication is crucial to a dynamic home-school partnership, especially with regard to educating students with special needs. Most of us also agree that when adults strive for good communication, children win.

Education professionals say that emotionally-charged school meetings result from the demands of unreasonable and unrealistic parents. Parents counter this argument. They say that professional arrogance and an unwillingness to recognize the parent's valuable input is at the root of parent teacher communication breakdowns.

Health Improvement Team, LLC has been contracted by Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to examine the health related needs of families and children. This study is conducted every five years and is used to assist DPHHS improve health related services and resources. We would like to invite parents and adolescents from the community to participate in focus groups. Their participation will be entirely confidential to allow them to share their honest thoughts and opinions.

President Barack Obama signed an expanded hate crimes bill into law Wednesday making it a federal offense to commit a crime against a person based on their disability.

One in 10 college students has a disability but the federal government needs to do more to accommodate these students, a new report finds.

This Web site contains information about living college life with a disability. It’s designed for high school students and provides video clips, activities and additional resources that can help you get a head start in planning for college.

Module: Functional Behavioral Assessment: Identifying the Reasons for Problem Behavior and Developing a Behavior Plan

52 weeks is a blog featuring People, Places and Issues that are part of the everyday reality of people with disabilities. At least once a week Disability Rights Montana will feature a person with a disability, a place that supports people with disabilities, or an issue that affects people with disabilities. The site is meant to promote dignity, equality and self-determination. It is meant to be interactive, allowing people to comment and discuss the topics posted. Join the conversation.

The "shut up sisters," Gina Gallagher and Patty Konjoian of Massachusetts, regaled a standing-room-only crowd Thursday in Helena with stories of raising children with mental illnesses in a world that demands perfection.

From experts in the field of adaptive technology for people who are blind and visually impaired, the reviews of Kindle DX are mixed. They hope improvements are made to accommodate different levels of vision impairments.

Plan family involvement events for February 7–13, 2010, and apply for an $1,897 Award to support your PTA in opening school doors to all families.

WASHINGTON — Montana's program to aggressively screen combat veterans for signs of mental trauma is going national.

President Barack Obama signed a Department of Defense authorization bill Wednesday, which among other provisions extends the Treasure State's program by requiring all military personnel to get face-to-face screenings before they leave for combat and periodically after they return to see if there are signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or other mental illnesses.

Two weeks ago, a man named Chris Waddell arrived at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. A paraplegic athlete from Park City, Utah, Waddell became the first in his condition to reach the summit of the 19,340-foot peak. In addition to the courage, vision and mental and physical strength he needed to achieve that goal, there was something else that helped propel him to the top of the largest free-standing continental mountain on earth; something that could only be found in the Bitterroot.

The Safer Health Care for Kids program is designed for physicians, allied health professionals, administrators, parents, and caregivers, who share a commitment to ensuring a safe health care environment for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Writing one's life story at age 23 may challenge the very definition of "memoir," given the lack of experience most have at that age. But Connolly's habits as a world traveler, his skills as an X Games athlete, and his experience as a man with an obvious disability (he was born without legs), lend him perspective beyond his years.