A coming-of-age story about a teenager on the autism spectrum and his family is coming to Netflix. The streaming service said this week that it has given the green light to a new series called "Atypical." The show focuses on Sam, an 18-year-old...

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...

House Panel Begins Series of Hearings on No Child Left Behind Act First Hearing Focuses on Incorporating Math, Reading into Innovative Classroom Instruction WASHINGTON, D.C. – Testifying before the U.S. House Education & the Workforce...

Take a moment to review the various e-Publications, professional development and special education resources. NASET is proud to offer its' members free access to one of the most extensive and comprehensive sources of Professional Development...

Education Department Seeking Comment on Draft Regulations for Implementing Special Education Law Web-based, unofficial copy displayed for parents, teachers and others in advance of public meetings; Official version expected to be published in...

SOME PROBLEM BEHAVIORS IN FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES The most recent analysis of a long-term NIH-funded study found that children who received higher quality child care before entering kindergarten had better vocabulary scores in the fifth grade...

Draft IDEA Regulations are Available This just in from from the National Dissemination Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Secretary Spellings have signed the proposed regulations to...

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...

December 16, 2005 Tucson, Ariz. — The U.S. Department of Education today announced the creation of the Center for Rural Education to address challenges facing rural schools and named former U.S. Commissioner of Education William L. Smith as its...

Richard J. Lucido, Ph.D. East Detroit Public Schools Abstract Our current paradigm of Individualized Education Program (IEP) construction, the creation of a legal document or contract between parents and schools, needs rethinking. This...