by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Classroom, Covid-19, Distance Learning/ELearning, Parents/Guardians, Special Education, Teaching, Teaching
The unexpected shift to the remote workplace and classroom brought on by COVID-19 has left many families across the country with inequitable access to devices and technology infrastructure, a problem known as the digital divide. For students with disabilities, the...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Assistive Technology, Classroom, Occupational Therapy, Parents/Guardians, Special Education, Teaching, Teaching
There will be many times when a child with special needs requires some type of assistive technology. In determining the best type of technology for a specific child several options are tested and presented to the child. The results of this procedure are often written...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Parents/Guardians, Pregnancy, Risk Factors
Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother’s vitamin D supply is passed to her baby in utero and helps regulate processes including brain development. A study published today in The Journal of Nutrition showed that...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Covid-19, Parents/Guardians, Poverty
COVID-19 Has Robbed the World’s Poorest Children of Nearly 4 Months of Schooling In April, 9 in 10 of the world’s children were out of school in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Several months later, a new report from UNESCO, UNICEF...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Covid-19, Parents/Guardians, Special Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has induced stress in everyone this year, but for those marginalized by disabilities, and especially those already dealing with social inequity and poverty, the pandemic has dealt additional blows. In a November article published in...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 24, 2021 | Classroom, Parents/Guardians, School Districts, Teaching
Leveraging the practices that many schools regularly implement in a typical academic year, the Department has created a guidance document (attached) with specific strategies and supports that schools should have in place to support graduating high school seniors...
