Higher education opportunities for special needs students

Higher education opportunities for special needs students Nationwide 11.3 percent of all incoming college freshmen have a disability which accounts for 6.6 million students. To accommodate these students, higher education organizations are providing more and more opportunities for special needs students. Central Michigan University and Mid Michigan Community College are two of those institutions. Read […]

Special-ed school move would set students back, parents cry

Special-ed school move would set students back, parents cry Relocating a group of special-needs students from their Chelsea school to free up space at another elementary school in the neighborhood would erase years of effort to teach disabled children effectively, claimed parents and advocates at a recent public hearing regarding the move. Read more on […]

Are schools required to provide American Sign Language Interpreters for deaf students?

I worked with a student with autism for a few months in school. He was also deaf. He had an interpreter and other staff who knew quite a bit of sign language. But, I have been told there is a deaf student at an elementary school in my school district without an interpreter. (This child […]

Xirrus Helps the American School Foundation of Monterrey Deploy Reliable 802.11n Network for Students

Xirrus Helps the American School Foundation of Monterrey Deploy Reliable 802.11n Network for Students Xirrus®, the Wi-Fi “Power Play” that delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, and user density in the industry, announced today the deployment of Xirrus high performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays at the American School Foundation of Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Read more on […]

Sycamore sign language students present variety show

Sycamore sign language students present variety show Sycamore High School’s American Sign Language students will present their fifth annual variety show, “Sycamore Signs,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 10, in the high school’s Little Theatre, 7400 Cornell Road. Read more on Community Press & Recorder .

Poland Students Take Sign Language to Prepare for Careers

Poland Students Take Sign Language to Prepare for Careers Irene Tunanidas started teaching American Sign Language classes in the Youngstown City School District back in the late 1980s. “I could see that many deaf students that they were by themselves but they weren’t communicating with other hearing students,” she said. After helping bridge the communication gap […]