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Publication date: 9 November 2006

The Administrator's Role in Establishing Support Services for College Students with Disabilities

Sunday O. Obi and Stephanie L. Obi

Every successful program needs someone to champion its cause. This also applies to programs for students with disabilities. It is upon this person's shoulders that…

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Every successful program needs someone to champion its cause. This also applies to programs for students with disabilities. It is upon this person's shoulders that responsibility falls for initiating the steps to bring disability programs to fruition at an institution. Support services are typically coordinated by this full-time staff member who is responsible for providing students with disabilities a variety of “academic adjustments” that are mandated under Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. Again, this law requires that post-secondary institutions make modifications to their academic requirements and ensure that they do not discriminate against a qualified student with a disability (Frank & Wade, 1993; Simon, 2001). These modifications may include appropriate academic adjustments such as the provision of course substitutions, adaptation of instruction methods, alternate exam formats, and modifications in the length of time for the completion of requirements; or the provision of auxiliary aids, such as taped texts, sign language interpreters, guide dogs, use of tape recorders, readers or writers, and access to adaptive technology (see Pavone & Rotatori, 1994). The individual who provides these core supports is often instrumental in linking students with disabilities with other support services on campus (e.g., writing laboratory, math tutorial, and academic development center) (Smith, 2004).

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Current Perspectives in Special Education Administration
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0270-4013(06)17007-5
ISBN: 978-1-84950-438-6

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Publication date: 26 November 2019

Special Education Transition Services for Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries

Sunday Obi, Festus E. Obiakor, Stephanie L. Obi and Doreen Myrie

Transition planning is an important part of special education. It is a process that helps to individualize instructions and assists students in maximizing their fullest…

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Transition planning is an important part of special education. It is a process that helps to individualize instructions and assists students in maximizing their fullest potential. Transition planning for students with traumatic brain injury (TBI) should mirror the regular transition process. The purpose of this chapter is to (1) describe causes, symptoms, and challenges following TBI, (2) examine the broader array of issues and challenges that impact transition planning, (3) overview educational considerations, (4) provide overview model of transition, and (5) review evidence-based practices in transition.

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Special Education Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320190000035016
ISBN: 978-1-83867-977-4

Keywords

  • Vulnerable youths
  • multidisciplinary team
  • independent living skills
  • supported employment
  • independent living
  • functional vocational evaluation

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Publication date: 19 October 2015

Role of Government Agencies in Enhancing Special Education

Sunday Obi

Education is primary a state and local responsibility in the United States. It is states and communities, as well as public and private organizations of all kinds, that…

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Education is primary a state and local responsibility in the United States. It is states and communities, as well as public and private organizations of all kinds, that establish schools and colleges, develop curricula, and determine requirements for enrollment and graduation. The appropriate roles for state in the education of all children continue to be an issue of urgent concern. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandates cooperating and reporting between state and federal educational agencies. State educational agencies, in turn, must ensure that local schools and teachers are meeting the state’s educational standards. The importance of this responsibility creates controversy on how public education should be implemented and what policy directions state and local governments should take. It is apparent that enhancing public education programs to benefit all students requires a process of system change, as opposed to isolated programs and invalidated instructional practices often common with programming in some school districts. This chapter discusses the role of government agencies in enhancing special education and problems associated with it.

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Interdisciplinary Connections to Special Education: Important Aspects to Consider
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-40132015000030A020
ISBN: 978-1-78441-659-1

Keywords

  • Education
  • agencies
  • policymakers
  • accountability
  • reauthorize
  • monitoring

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Publication date: 14 July 2014

Giftedness as it Relates to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Sunday O. Obi, Festus E. Obiakor, Stephanie L. Obi, Tachelle Banks, Sean Warner and Natalie Spencer

The historian, Arthur M. Schlesinger (1999), once wrote that “a basic theme of American history has been the movement, uneven but steady, from exclusion to inclusion” – a…

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The historian, Arthur M. Schlesinger (1999), once wrote that “a basic theme of American history has been the movement, uneven but steady, from exclusion to inclusion” – a movement “fueled by ideals” (p. 173). He might well have been talking about the United States’ public education system where it has become evident that segments of its pupil population have been overlooked or neglected. The good news is that there have been some efforts to ameliorate this problem. However, despite these efforts, there continues to be lingering problems for culturally and linguistically diverse students with gifts and talents. In this chapter, we address how to maximize the success potential of these students.

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Gifted Education: Current Perspectives and Issues
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-4013(2014)0000026004
ISBN: 978-1-78350-741-2

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  • Gifted and talented
  • advanced abilities
  • creativity
  • imagination
  • high potential
  • identification

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Publication date: 12 November 2008

Post-secondary planning for students with developmental disabilities

Sunday O. Obi and Stephanie L. Obi

The transition from school to work or to post-secondary training is a critical period for all students (Gilmore, Bose, & Hart, 2001; Zaft, Hart, & Zimbrich, 2004). Thus, a…

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The transition from school to work or to post-secondary training is a critical period for all students (Gilmore, Bose, & Hart, 2001; Zaft, Hart, & Zimbrich, 2004). Thus, a challenge for educators is to develop educational programs and services that embrace the characteristics that is prevalent in highly successful adults with and without disabilities. For years, adolescents and adults with development disabilities did not receive much attention from general or special educators. Fortunately, special educators now are reorganizing the complex needs of these older individuals and are making progress in designing interventions to meet their diverse needs. However, they alone cannot ensure the success of these students in secondary and post-secondary situations (see Hart, Mele-McCarthy, Pasternack, Zimbrich, & Parker, 2004). Legislators and policymakers must consider the special needs of this population in reforming secondary education; and general and special educators must share the responsibility of preparing them for graduation and post-secondary planning (see Bailey, Hughes, & Karp, 2004). In addition, community services must join forces with educators and employers to provide individuals with developmental disabilities with a continuum of services throughout their life span. Many students with developmental disabilities find themselves unprepared at college entry in a number of areas including inadequate knowledge of subject content, underachieving in academic skills, poor organizational skills (e.g., time management and study skills), poor test taking skills, lack of assertiveness, and low self-esteem (Dalke & Schmitt, 1987; Mull, Sitlington, & Alper, 2001; Stodden & Whelley, 2004).

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Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Current Practices and Issues
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0270-4013(08)18011-4
ISBN: 978-1-84855-357-6

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Publication date: 26 November 2019

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Special Education Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320190000035001
ISBN: 978-1-83867-977-4

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Publication date: 7 January 2019

Teaching Young Children with Traumatic Brain Injury in Inclusive Classroom Settings

Cheryl A. Utley, Festus E. Obiakor and Sunday Obi

Young children under the age of five are particularly overrepresented in traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to accidents and falls. To remediate the problems, confronting…

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Young children under the age of five are particularly overrepresented in traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to accidents and falls. To remediate the problems, confronting young children with TBI, is critical that they are introduced to opportunities to be placed in general education classrooms at the earliest possible point. The purposes of this chapter are to (1) describe causes, symptoms, and challenges following TBI (e.g., physical, emotional, and cognitive difficulties), (2) distinguish mild TBI (MTBI) from other mild categories of disability, (3) identify classroom interventions and strategies, and (4) identify parenting strategies that may provide essential support for them in adjusting to and managing their young child’s difficulties.

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Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320190000034009
ISBN: 978-1-78756-041-3

Keywords

  • Traumatic brain injury
  • early childhood education
  • special education
  • inclusive education
  • traumatic brain injury in young children

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Publication date: 26 January 2010

Chapter 6 Curriculum-based assessment: The most effective way to assess students with disabilities

Sunday Obi

There has been a grass roots movement among parents and educators requiring answers to precise questions about students’ academic learning behaviors in relation to actual…

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There has been a grass roots movement among parents and educators requiring answers to precise questions about students’ academic learning behaviors in relation to actual classroom instruction – a movement that is requiring the very character of educational assessment to assume a more direct role in determining the instructional needs of students. Both parents and teachers want their children to receive a good education and to be successful in school relative to their developmental skills. To achieve this, there is no better or more immediate way than through assessing how well children function in relation to the daily instruction they are receiving within their classroom assignments. Clearly, the curriculum establishes itself as the relevant medium for assessing both students’ needs and the directions to be taken by teachers in meeting those needs (McLaughlin & Lewis, 2001). Progress monitoring has of late been on the agenda of educational policy decision makers and administrators. With standard-based reform and school accountability at the forefront of educational policy (e.g., No Child Left Behind Act of 2001), it has become clear that if all students are to meet rigorous academic standards, assessment tools are needed to track student progress toward those standards and to quickly and accurately identify students at risk for failing to read them. Moreover, some have suggested the use of progress monitoring as part of a nondiscriminatory, response-to-intervention approach for special education referral and identification (Fuchs & Fuchs, 2006; Speece, Case, & Molloy, 2003). For students receiving special education services, progress monitoring is viewed as a way to uphold major tenets of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA, 2004) by aligning goals and objectives on Individualized Education Programs with performance and progress in the general curriculum (Nolet & McLaughlin, 2000).

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Current Issues and Trends in Special Education: Identification, Assessment and Instruction
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-4013(2010)0000019009
ISBN: 978-1-84855-669-0

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Publication date: 5 June 2018

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Viewpoints on Interventions for Learners with Disabilities
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320180000033013
ISBN: 978-1-78743-089-1

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Publication date: 7 January 2019

Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities: Moving Forward

Festus E. Obiakor, Sunday O. Obi, Cheryl A. Utley, Jessica Graves and Tachelle Banks

Children with disabilities are made to be invisible, excluded from school, hidden by their families, and abandoned by their governments, especially in developing…

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Children with disabilities are made to be invisible, excluded from school, hidden by their families, and abandoned by their governments, especially in developing countries. These children are less likely to start school; and if they do, they are unlikely to transition to secondary school. Access to quality programs or schools for children with disabilities is often limited by the lack of understanding about their needs, well-prepared or trained teachers, classroom supports, learning resources, and facilities. Denying these children their right to education has a lifelong impact on learning, achievement, and employment opportunities, and thus hinder their potential economic, social, and human developments. To ensure that all children enjoy their basic human rights without discrimination, the inclusion of children with disabilities should be promoted in all programs and schools. In addition, they must be included to ensure their presence, participation, and achievement. Regardless of ability, all children have a right to reach their full potential. It is critical to build the political will, policies, and infrastructure for truly inclusive programs. In this chapter, we examine historical trends, important relevant issues, and legislations that protect young learners with disabilities (the 13 categories) and the challenges and advances made in special education advocacy and policy to enable or enhance positive direction for the education of young learners with disabilities.

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Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320190000034013
ISBN: 978-1-78756-041-3

Keywords

  • Special education
  • inclusion
  • young learners
  • specialized services
  • accommodations
  • early intervention

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