Efforts to establish federal limits on the use of restraint and seclusion in the nation's schools appear to be dead, at least for now, disability advocates are acknowledging. In a meeting last week, Senate staffers who worked on legislation...

Autism research and clinical practice are developing and growing constantly. Nevertheless, the medical model is still the go-to model for most researchers and many clinicians working in the autism domain. And there are many strengths inherent...

NASET Q & A Corner Go to the PDP Menu The NASET Q & A Corner is an e-publication that presents: (1) some of the most frequently asked questions by members about special education (2) answers from experts in the field on the questions addressed....

The Final Regulations for the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) were published yesterday, July 19, 2006 in Part III of the Federal Register. For your convenience, NICHCY has posted what appeared in the Federal...

A recent study provides evidence that autism affects the functioning of virtually the entire brain, and is not limited to the brain areas involved with social interactions, communication behaviors, and reasoning abilities, as had been...

Professional Development Program (PDP) Go to the PDP Menu Overview The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) has always provided an online platform that supplied the resources required for Special Education Professional...

Professional Resources AASEP affords its members numerous professional resources. These include: Audio Lecture and Power Point Library Within this section AASEP Members have access to a series of professional Audio Lectures and Power Point...

Announcing the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative 2005 Summer Workshops Building on the success of last year’s teacher workshops, the U.S. Department of Education will again host a series of workshops for teachers and...

Community Based Meetings on IDEA to Learn About the New Regulations and Provide You Resources and Supports Secretary Margaret Spellings announced the release of the Part B Final Regulations implementing the 2004 reauthorization of the...

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings recently announced in the Federal Register a series of upcoming public meetings being held around the country to discuss the proposed changes to regulations for No Child Left Behind. The meetings...