Enhancing Education Through Technology: Technology
Rich Classrooms
by Steve Mills
(11/03)
The information-age worker is expected
to process large amounts of information on the job
and to create the knowledge needed to solve a problem or make a
decision. There is evidence,
however, that those living in rural areas and at the lowest income
levels are among those with the
least access to information technologies. When schools lack access
to the teaching and learning
tools afforded through information technology, students are at
a growing disadvantage. (Read the
full story.)
Interview with Kathleen M. Olson, Ph.D. (Spotlight
Dual Diagnosis)
by Brookes Publishing Company’s Editor Mike
Konowitz for The Preview: Disabilities Edition
(9/03) Before the 1980s, many clinicians didn't recognize mental
health problems in people with
developmental disabilities, often attributing any behavioral or
emotional disturbances to their
disabilities. ( Read the full story.)
Early Childhood Higher-education Options (ECHO) Project
Dave Lindeman
(7/03) The Kansas State Department of Education has
achieved a number of noteworthy accomplishments
supported through the Kansas State Improvement Grant (SIG). A majority
of these achievements
and successes have been focused professional development and teacher
training programs. ( Read the full story.)
Kansas Equipment Exchange
Sara Sack and Sharon Morton
(5/03)
Good news arrived on April 30th when KUCDD-Parsons
staff were notified that the collaborative
effort between Kansas Adult Medical Services and the University
of Kansas, Kansas Equipment
Exchange (KEE)
had been approved. Sara Sack is the Project Director and Sharon
Morton is the Project Coordinator. Tony Grady and the Media staff
will provide web support services. ( Read the full story.)
Assitive Technology for Kansans Project
by Sara Sack
(3/06)
Access to assistive technology can make the difference between
dependency and self-sufficiency,
employment and unemployment, and learning with peers or falling
woefully behind. Technology
solutions identified by the Assistive Technology for Kansans (ATK)
project helped Rick L.,
southcentral Kansas, improve his health and return to work. ( Read the full story.)
The Postdoctoral Training Grant: Interdisciplinary Research Training
in
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Kathryn J. Saunders
(1/03)
The postdoctoral training grant is a National Research Service
Award (NRSA)
Institutional Training Grant (T32) awarded by the National Institute
for Child Health and Human Development.
These grants are awarded to develop or enhance research-training
opportunities for individuals
selected by the institution. ( Read the full story.)
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