By: Lily Gullion, Office of Special Education Programs Intern and Ph.D. Candidate
July is Disability Pride month, which celebrates disability and encourages reflection on the moments in history that have shaped the daily lives and opportunities of individuals with disabilities.
By: Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation
In a February 2024 Dear Colleague Letter, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Commissioner Danté Allen prioritized elevating community expectations for competitive integrated employment by showcasing success stories of individuals with disabilities who receive services from RSA Programs. This is the second RSA Success Story in a series that will run through November 2024.
Olivia Christensen, Ph.D., has worked in education since she was 12 years old. Her roles in the field have included babysitter, nanny, summer camp art teacher, Montessori preschool guide, graduate researcher, teacher educator, and kindergarten and early elementary support specialist for the Minnesota Department of Education where she supports kindergarten and early elementary related initiatives across the agency. She is passionate about the value of early childhood education and is committed to supporting the field in ways that promote equity and justice.
This is the sixth blog in a series of blog posts on secondary transition from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).
By: Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
In a February 2024 Dear Colleague Letter, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Commissioner Danté Allen prioritized elevating community expectations for competitive integrated employment by showcasing success stories of individuals with disabilities who receive services from RSA Programs. This is the first RSA Success Story in a series that will run through November 2024.
Bill Mehojah currently works with schools in the Gila River Indian Community and is the Native Youth Community Program (NYCP) Grant Coordinator for Blackwater Community School in Arizona. He previously held several positions, including Director of Indian Education, with the Office of Indian Education Programs, now the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). Originally an English teacher in a BIE boarding school, he was also an administrator of a technical assistance center serving BIE schools in Anchorage, Alaska. Mehojah is a member of the Kaw Nation of Oklahoma.
By the Office of Special Education Programs and Described and Captioned Media Program
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Educational Technology (OET) are celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) throughout May.
Earlier this week, the OSERS Blog featured the first two of three blogs about the OSEP-funded Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP). The first blog provided an overview of DCMP, its leadership and the types of accessible educational services provided by DCMP. The second blog addressed the technology behind the services and setting up and using teacher and student accounts. This final blog discusses content partners, systemic change and future innovations in accessibility.
By the Office of Special Education Programs and Described and Captioned Media Program
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Educational Technology (OET) are celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) throughout May.
Yesterday, May 21, the OSERS Blog featured part one of three blogs about the OSEP-funded Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP). The first blog provided an overview of DCMP, its leadership and the types of accessible educational services provided by DCMP. Today’s blog discusses the technology behind the services and setting up and using teacher and student accounts. The third blog will publish tomorrow and will address content partners, systemic change and future innovations in accessibility.
By the Office of Special Education Programs and Described and Captioned Media Program
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Educational Technology (OET) are celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) throughout May.
As part of the Office of Special Education Programs’ (OSEP’s) Global Accessibility Awareness Day celebration this month, OSEP staff interviewed leaders from the OSEP-funded Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP): Jason Stark (Chief Executive Officer and Director of the DCMP) and Kyle Sisk (Chief Technical Officer of the DCMP). The first blog in the three-blog series provides an overview of DCMP, its leadership and the types of accessible educational services DCMP brings to the worlds of digital media and learning for kids with disabilities.
The second blog published May 22, and it discusses the technology behind the services and setting up and using teacher and student accounts. The third blog will publish May 23, and it will address content partners, systemic change and future innovations in accessibility.
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By the Office of Special Education Programs and the Office of Educational Technology
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office of Educational Technology (OET) are celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) throughout the month of May.
This year is an exciting year for accessibility! In January, the department released the new National EdTech Plan, and OSEP and OET co-published Assistive Technology Devices and Services for Children With Disabilities Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.