Comprehensive Overview of Visual Impairments Definition The terms partially sighted, low vision, legally blind, and totally blind are used in the educational context to describe students with visual impairments. They are defined as follows:...

WEEK in REVIEW New NASET Publications and Articles of Interest in Special Education That Were Reported This Week Dear NASET Members, Welcome to NASET's WEEK in REVIEW . Here, we provide you the latest publications from NASET for you to read and...

Books by the Executive Directors List of Books If I Die Tomorrow - What You Need to Know Today 100 Frequently Asked Questions About the Special Education Process: A Step-by-Step Guide for Educators A Survival Kit for the Special Education...

Causes of Learning Disabilities What causes learning disabilities? Are they preventable? If I have one, will my child inherit it? Hear what experts have to say about causality and learning disabilities. Gail Grodzinsky, Ph.D.: As of now, no one...

Spacticity What is Spasticity? Spasticity is a condition in which certain muscles are continuously contracted. This contraction causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and may interfere with movement, speech, and manner of walking....

Series I - Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up Your Classroom - Part I Part I - What to do Before the Start of School Downloadable Version of Part I - ( PDF File ) NASET ’s Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up Your Classroom is the first in a series...

WEEK in REVIEW New NASET Publications and Articles of Interest in Special Education That Were Reported This Week Dear NASET Members: Welcome to NASET's WEEK in REVIEW . Here, we provide you with the latest publications from NASET to read and...

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Effective treatments for each of the anxiety disorders have been developed through research.19 In general, two types of treatment are available for an anxiety disorder—medication and specific types of...

Childhood Cancers Cancer is a group of many related diseases that begin in cells, the body's basic unit of life. To understand cancer, it is helpful to know what happens when normal cells become cancerous. The body is made up of many types of...

National Association of Special Education Teachers ( NASET ) bestows upon qualified licensed private special education camps in the United States the distinction of being selected as a NASET Blue Ribbon Camp . Selection as a NASET Blue Ribbon...