The conference will focus on "building a community for recovery." "In spite of budgetary constraints, we must continue to offer treatment that people with psychiatric disabilities deserve so they have an opportunity to recover and improve their quality of life," Gary Mihelish, one of the organizers, said in a press release.

What is Response to Intervention? How will these new practices affect struggling children who have not yet been identified with specific learning disabilities? How will this affect the millions of children who have been identified with specific learning disabilities and who are receiving special education services? The devil is in the details. The success of Response to Intervention (RTI) will depend on whether it is appropriately implemented by highly-trained professionals - and this is likely to be a problem.

What is Response to Intervention (RTI) ? How will these new practices affect struggling children who have not yet been identified with specific learning disabilities? How will this affect the millions of children who have been identified with specific learning disabilities and who are receiving special education services? The devil is in the details. The success of Response to Intervention (RTI) will depend on whether it is appropriately implemented by highly-trained professionals - and this is likely to be a problem.

When IDEA was reauthorized in 2004 some new buzz words emerged. One term is Response to Intervention (RTI).  Although response to intervention is not actually new, it is very new to IDEA, parents, and to many school districts.

It's not okay to dismiss bullying by saying "children are cruel." And losing the fight against it can be tragic.

A new study published online in Environmental Health Perspectives shows no correlation between blood mercury levels in 2-5 year old children and autism or developmental delay. This study adds to the growing evidence that environmental exposure to mercury, from any source, is not a risk factor for autism.

Two recent studies concerning the prevalence of autism in the US have been getting a lot of attention, because they indicate that autism prevalence may be higher than previously estimated. This, of course, fuels the debate over whether or not there are environmental triggers of autism.

Friday, November 13th Check-In Begins at 10:00 AM (Central Time Zone) Program 10:15 - 4:30PM (Central Time Zone)

The National Town Hall is taking place in multiple cities across the United States on November 13. Satellite and Virtual sites will be linked via technology and live webcast. The meeting will consist of small group discussions providing each participant with the opportunity to give direct, substantive feedback.

Beginning on January 26, 2009, through January 25, 2010, any student with a qualified learning or print disability in the U.S. can sign up for 12 months of free access to RFB&D's CV Starr Learning Through Listening® Library of more than 46,000 textbooks and literature, via Internet download. This special offer, in celebration of RFB&D's 60th anniversary, is made possible by the generous contributions of RFB&D's donors and major funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

It’s important for educators to realize that diagnosis of disability introduces a paradoxical dilemma for parents. On the one hand, parents know that diagnosis is necessary to obtain the services their child needs for academic and life success. On the other, however, parents fear that a label will have unintended consequences that will affect their child’s experience in school, socially and academically, and may even have implications that reach beyond school.

For the coming months, Pat's parents will live in separate states so that he can attend a school where he won't be bullied and mocked.

Welcome to the Stop Bullying Now! Campaign Web site created especially for adults. Here you’ll find resources about bullying awareness, prevention and intervention. No matter how you interact with children and youth, there are many ways you can Take a Stand. Lend a Hand.

In Net Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online, OnGuard Online gives adults practical tips to help kids navigate the online world.  Kids and parents have many ways of socializing and communicating online, but they come with certain risks.  This guide encourages parents to reduce the risks by talking to kids about how they communicate – online and off – and helping kids engage in conduct they can be proud of.  Net Cetera covers what parents need to know, where to go for more information, and issues to raise with kids about living their lives online.

Columbia Falls Aluminum Company recently enrolled approximately 900 Acres of their property into Montana’s Block Management Program for youth and disabled hunting opportunities by written permission only. The property is located just east of Columbia Falls along the south edge of the Flathead River.

Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock rejected a request Thursday to conduct an investigation into allegations of abuse in a special education classroom at North Middle School.

Mooney, who has written two books about the world of so-called “special education” students, told the audience of more than 100 parents, students and educators who had gathered at the Cowlitz PUD building in Longview that the education system broke him down. He simply couldn’t fit in. And before long he was convinced he was “stupid, crazy and lazy.”

Greetings and a warm welcome to the Fathers Network web page. Our mission is to celebrate and support fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities. Please utilize the superb resources on this site. We appreciate your feedback and your support.

BILLINGS - Billings health professionals are giving back this coming holiday season with the annual Thanksgiving Give Back a Smile Project. Riverstone Health and 16 local dentists are teaming up to provide lower income households with free dental care on Friday, November 20. There are income guidelines to qualify.

The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) invites you to participate in the United We Ride National Dialogue. This groundbreaking, web-based interactive dialogue is designed to allow a broader range of opinions and ideas to inform future policies, the CCAM Strategic Plan and to strengthen the CCAM's relationship with is vast array of partners and stakeholders, including state, local, and tribal governments, transportation agencies, human service agencies, healthcare providers, employment specialists, educators, and consumers.

A free text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word For people with reading and writing difficulties, having text reinforced by hearing it read aloud can be very useful.

Today State Representative Bill Wilson (D) of Great Falls sent a letter to the Montana Attorney General's Office, asking for a formal investigation into those disturbing allegations at North Middle School.