“This comprehensive and compassionate book covers both SSDI and SSI, shows you how to prove a disability, and explains how your age, education, and work experience affect your chances. Parents will find special information about benefits available to children with a disability. “Learn how to: find the disability criteria for your medical condition prove the… Read more »
Month: September 2018
Indiana State Museum launches app for people who are visually impaired
CONTACT Hannah Kiefer Director of Communication Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites hkiefer@indianamuseum.org (317) 234-8146 INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 19) – Two years ago, staff at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites set out to do something few museums had done before: find a way to make a museum accessible and welcoming to people who are… Read more »
You’re welcome, universe
Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award! “When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for the Deaf, she covers it up with a beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti mural. “Her supposed best friend snitches, the principal expels her, and her two mothers set Julia up with… Read more »
Paving the pathway for educational success
Paving the pathway for educational success: Effective classroom strategies for students with learning disabilities “is designed to be a valuable resource for all educators who seek to gain a better understanding of learning disabilities, effective classroom practices, and meeting the instructional, emotional, and social needs of struggling students. Educators will benefit from the extensive research… Read more »
Helping couples and families navigate illness and disability
Helping couples and families navigate illness and disability: An integrated approach “gives clinicians a roadmap for helping affected individuals and their loved ones live well with a wide range of child, adult, and later-life conditions. John S. Rolland describes ways to intervene with emerging challenges over the course of long-term or life-threatening disorders. Using… Read more »