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Adidas Designing Shoes For People With Down Syndrome One of the world's largest footwear companies is developing a shoe specifically tailored to the needs of people with Down syndrome.

"It does not matter what they call you. It matters what you answer to."- a high school student with autism

Some folks asked for a document framing the benefits of general education for students with disabilities, including the most complex support needs. Here it is!

Check out this new resource, with corresponding research for each claim.

https://www.evolveandeffect.com/_files/ugd/d5d0d3_db51646d75dd466d8f6b50c82a4e1ade.pdf

If you saw our "Harmful Effects" handout, this is the sister document.

Image description: Handout on considering benefits of general education during placement decisions.

Did you know when making placement decisions, IEP teams are supposed to consider harmful effects on the child and quality of services?

However, most people are not familiar with the potential harmful effects of restrictive placements (e.g., separate classes, separate schools).

We've got you covered! Check out this new resource, with corresponding research.

Image description: Handout on the harmful effects of restrictive placements.

https://www.evolveandeffect.com/_files/ugd/d5d0d3_2a61efc982c649fcb7cb1d6f799cb1e6.pdf

What a lovely idea

We went through a period during high school in which my daughter Eden we telling me I was being "over-motherly." So I started setting up monthly mother daughter dates to go out for lunch and then I gave her a chance to grade me using this Parent Report Card, so she could let me know how I was doing as a mom and to highlight areas she wanted me to work on. We kept meeting on a monthly basis until I was able to make straight A's consistently -- I liked this approach because my daughter and I switched roles and she was encouraged to develop her voice...

People with disabilities
should always be
given the chance
to move forward,
whether it's in leaps
and bounds or
hard won inches.

Nobody has the right
to write another
person's story.
-The Forever Nest y Kathy Radigan

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