Parents of children with developmental disabilities, chronic health conditions, or other special needs may assume that any caregiver on an agency list has the training, experience, or basic skills to care for their son or daughter. Agency training may cover only filling out paperwork or timecards.

Supporting children with special needs in mainstream physical education classes by introducing adaptive P.E. strategies creates better opportunities for mainstream students and builds life long habits for recreation and enjoyable fitness activities.

Students with Down syndrome are successful in mainstream classrooms when adaptations are made to the regular curriculum and teachers are allowed the flexibility needed to create natural supports

Practicing inclusion in mainstream classrooms and community programs for our sons and daughters with disabilities benefits all children.

Preparing for an IEP meeting may be more stressful than planning an appropriate IEP for a child with special educational needs

Writing IEP goals for children with special needs can be a challenge for teachers who are not yet familiar with your child as an individual

The deadline to submit comments to the US Dept of Education on the 2004 IDEA regulations was September 6, 2005.

Disability support and advocacy organizations that are participating in rescue or relief operations, and seeking donations or support for victims of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina has caught up families of children with disabilities and health conditions in the devastation and they need our support to survive; Hurricane Rita may result in similar destruction along the Gulf coast of Texas.

Parents who homeschool their children with special needs report improvements in academic gains, independence and interdependence, as well as improved socialization, self discipline and greater self confidence.