Next Level Crisis Planning for Students with Disabilities
When doing access or functional needs crisis planning, let go of labels or diagnoses and concentrate on practical abilities or disabilities that pertain to emergency response.
When doing access or functional needs crisis planning, let go of labels or diagnoses and concentrate on practical abilities or disabilities that pertain to emergency response.
Access or functional needs (AFN) site assessments should cover landscaping, architecture and security, as well as indicators of how well people appreciate, support and communicate with each other, and how functional the school is as a center of teaching and learning.
By providing accessible transportation services such as wheelchair-accessible shuttles and on-demand transit solutions, universities can remove barriers for students with mobility challenges.
The rate of U.S. children diagnosed with any developmental disability rose from 7.4% in 2019 to 8.56% in 2021.
The Richneck teacher’s last day was Monday. She was shot in the hand and chest and has gone through multiple surgeries.
The recent settlement also says schools must take reasonable steps to accommodate parents who don’t want their children to wear a mask.
OCR found that one of these students died after being subjected to a prolonged restraint that was preceded by at least four other restraints by the nonpublic school of which the district was aware.
School crisis planning is challenging, but particularly so for individuals with disabilities. Here’s how you can start making improvements.
The new guidance was in part influenced by increasing mental health challenges during the pandemic, including among students with disabilities.
On multiple occasions, three students held the eight-year-old down on the ground and punched him repeatedly, says the lawsuit.