Recommended Reading for Wednesday, 23 June 2010
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View ArticleBad Behaviour: Disabled Students and Discipline Disparities
I wrote recently here about the abuse of autistic students in Pennsylvania, and highlighted the fact that abusive ‘discipline’ is distressingly common for disabled students. In the interests of writing...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for Thursday, 29 July 2010
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View ArticleDear Imprudence: Creating Space, Retaining Support
A recent Ask Amy column featured a letter from a college student with a common problem; parents who want to exert a high level of control. Here in the US, school’s been in session for a little over a...
View ArticleToday in Journalism: You Used the Wrong Lede
In Houston, an autistic student is being denied accommodations and his parents took the school district to court to fight. However, they ran out of money and were forced to drop the suit. The student,...
View ArticleAction Alert: United States: Support The Keeping All Students Safe Act
On September 29th, 2010, Senators Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation to establish federal minimum standards to limit the use of restraint and seclusion in...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for November 17, 2010
Your friendly neighbourhood Anna is out of town at the moment. Please enjoy this recommended reading post from the future. Lindsay at Autist’s Corner: Doubly Deviant: On Being Queer and Autistic...
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