21. May 2002 Issue for parking illegally in a disabled parking stall. offers group swimming classesfor children with special needs. and located at La Pietra, hawaii School for http://www.spinhawaii.org/NEWSLETTER/may2002.html

Home May 2002 Issue Articles include: Program Description IDEA Comes Up for Changes IEP Signatures Disabled Parking ... Mark Your Calendar PROGRAM DESCRIPTION SPIN Advisory Committee SPIN 919 Ala Moana Blvd., # 101 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 PHONE FAX E-MAIL accesshi@aloha.net WEB www.spinhawaii.org IDEA Comes Up for Changes Congress is scheduled to revise and renew the legal authority of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act this year. Many consider IDEA to be the greatest civil rights legislation for children with disabilities ever passed, so when Congress begins to tinker with it, parents and advocates take notice. Some of the areas expected to be hotly debated are: * reducing eligibility for special education services (particularly children with learning disabilities) * limiting the length and content of IEPs to reduce paperwork * giving schools more authority to remove "disruptive" students * capping parents' attorney fees when they win decisions.

22. University Of Hawaii At Hilo - 1994 Institutional Self Study and resource materials for the physically and learning-disabled. funded programlocated at UH-West hawaii. available for students with special needs or with http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~accred/ss94/std7c.html

Chapter Seven: Student Services and the Co-Curricular Learning Environment Student Diversity and Special Services UH-Hilo students represent many different ethnic groups and range in age from 16 through retirement age, as indicated in Table 7.1 above. Tables 4.3 and 4.4 give the ethnic distribution for majors in these programs. Table 7.4. Public High School Seniors and UH-Hilo Admittees: Ethnic Distributions % of Public High School Seniors % of Students Admitted to UH-Hilo Difference Hawaiian/Part Hawaiian Filipino Japanese Caucasian Student Perceptions of Campus Attitudes towards Diversity While there is little overt ethnic strife on campus, a recent survey by the UH-Hilo Task Force on Diversity has revealed that some students feel a certain degree of isolation or alienation from their classmates because of ethnic differences. At the same time, the University recognizes the diversity of the student body and continues to strive to address the needs of the student population. A student Committee on Sexual Orientation was established in 1993 as part of a systemwide initiative. Several new programs have been added over the last five years to help different groups of students gain access to higher education and enjoy a successful and meaningful college career. Additional attention must be given to enhancing the programs that sustain students through college and that help to prepare them for careers. The Task Force on Diversity's attitudinal survey was intended to be an exploratory investigation of how supportive UH-Hilo students perceive the campus climate to be towards diversity among students. Approximately 9% , or 228 students, completed the survey. The demographic profile of the respondents is similar to that of the student population. The results of the survey are summarized in the report as follows:

23. Sept 2002 : Autism News,disability News,special Education News Parents of special needs kids head to court. disabled students' lawsuit reinstatedby appeals court. hawaii in ‘substantial compliance’ with Felix. http://trainland.tripod.com/sept2002.htm

Posted 9/30/02 (Sorry will be in Wyoming until 10/6/02) Higashi school draws abuse allegations The Importance of Touch Local, national incidents spur child abuse awareness 1,080 El Paso cases so far, police say Mental Health Problems in Children ... Telethon's 35 year healthy contribution Posted 9/29/02 Divalproex Extended Release Adjustment Needed When Used Off-Label Extended-Release Divalproex Clinically Equivalent To Standard Divalproex For Generalized Epilepsy Depression In Epilepsy Linked To Multiple Factors Teacher facing abuse charges Cops: 'Physical assault' on 2 autistic kids came during summer school ... Autism campaign call for more carers Autism typically involves a lack of social skills Posted 9/24/02 Mom's plea to end cell phone ban rings out Review points out woeful special ed Treatment of city students 'sickening' Art for autism Celebs donate Emmy outfits to online auction Couple rebuts mold claim ... Across the Bipolar Spectrum: From Practice to Research Posted 9/23/02 Troubled Kids, Far From Home Probing care, oversight at treatment centers Detectives testify in autistic's death Mom's Question: Does Drug Trigger Autism? Vancouver - Music industry rolls out cash for therapy ... Calif. to Enact Bill Promoting Stem Cell Research Posted 9/21/02 Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children And Partners Announce Availability Of New Molecular Testing For Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Cephalon Announces Positive Results from a Study of Provigil (Modafinil) in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) TopAbstracts in Epilepsy Imitation is a lot more than just the sincerest form of flattery ... A new service for autistic children has opened in Barrie.

24. Damages - Articles And Legal Decisions - Wrightslaw about monetary damages on behalf of a disabled child who a free appropriate publiceducation for her specialneeds son, as Judge Allows Damages Against hawaii http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/damag.index.htm

Search our Site wrightslaw.com l fetaweb.com l harborhouselaw.com Home Topics Damages May 2-3 Springfield, MA May 16-17 Jacksonville, FL May 21 Roanoke, VA Full Schedule Subscribe Your Email: Check Email for spelling select a page . . . Home What's New Sitemap Press Topics **Advocacy** Articles FAQ's Tips Newsletters **Law** Articles Caselaw Pleadings Regs **Topics** Advocacy Assessments Autism ADD/ADHD Damages Discipline Discriminations Due Process Early Childhood Eligilibity FAPE High Stakes Tests IDEA IDEA 2002 IEPs LRE/Inclusion Learning Disab. Mediation No Child Left Confidentiality Private Schools Letter Writing Placement Safe Guards Related Services Retaliation School Personnel Transition **Pubs** Spec. Ed. Law FETA Newsletter Flyers **Services** Orders Our Seminars Consults Communities Headline News Updates **Resources** Free Pubs Free Newsletters Disability Groups State DOEs PTI Centers International State Yellow Pgs Best School Sites Asmnt Terms **Book Store** Best Of Disabilities Special Ed IEPs Legal Strategy Negotiate Parents Kids Updates **Other** Search Subscribe About Us Link to Us Home Wrightslaw Home What's New Sitemap Press ... Topics Advocacy Library Articles FAQ's Tips Newsletters Law Library Articles Caselaw Topics Advocacy Assessments ADD/ADHD Autism ... Privacy, Records

25. March 20, 2000 from various organizations who service the mentally disabled. Lyons stated that peoplewith special needs may be bills that related to the hawaii State Public http://lilinote.k12.hi.us/STATE/BOE/Minutes.nsf/7d59b00aff8d3cf50a2565cb00663e82

26. Kansans For IDEA Compliance - National Center in Wichita a facility for profoundly disabled children that If hawaii cando it, so can we job I am a parent and advocate for special needs children in http://www.ideacompliance.org/national.html

National click here to find parent advocacy organizations in your state Share your story with us! E-mail KIC today at advocates@ideacompliance.org Subject Message Vermont Organizations such as yours should be a model for each state. At least from my experience, independent advocacy groups can and will accomplish more on a local and state level than national organizations or organizations formed through state and federal grant mechanisms. National organizations such as COPAA will be strengthened through well organized and well informed independent state organizations. Kansas is a particularly tough state on disabled children; especially children with autism. Having been involved in a case there for almost a year, I read with interest your editorials and other comments regarding the due process hearing system in your state. Kansas, though, is not unique. Florida is equally insidious. States such as these perpetrate discrimination simply by maintaining the status quo through the sloggy due process systems. That is, Hearing Officers, Judges, and yes - school district defense firms - collectively maintain a system that "keeps those children in their proper place in society." The courts and the administrative Hearing Officers maintain the status quo through judicial and quasi judicial passivity. Perhaps the most effective form of judicial passivity is the circumvention of their responsibilities by the courts' near sighted reliance on their own doctricanal boundaries and categories(precedent, stare decisis, etc) to resolve cases.

27. MCC General Catalog: Student Services visits are made to local high schools and community to meet the needs of the disabledstudent. services are advised to contact the special needs Coordinator as http://mauicc.hawaii.edu/catalog/student_services.html

Student Services Counseling Maui Community College offers counseling services throughout the academic year and summer months. The College provides a comprehensive program of individual and group counseling for students. The purpose of this program is to enable each individual to develop to his or her fullest potential while realizing educational and career goals that are of importance. Academic Counseling Counselors and faculty advisors assist students in planning their program of study and in selecting courses. Information about transfer, course placement, course sequence, prerequisites, and registration is provided. Students are encouraged to schedule appointments by calling the Counseling Center at 984-3306. Pre-Admissions Counseling Counseling is available to prospective students to help them make appropriate educational decisions by assessing their educational needs, career interests, and academic qualifications. Degree and certificate program requirements are explained to help students decie which major to pursue. For an appointment, call the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) at 984-3286 or 984-3287. Personal Counseling Counselors assist students with personal, social and/or college-related problems and help them assess personal growth and development. Students are encouraged to schedule appointments by calling the Counseling Center at 984-3306.

28. Welcome To Bridges4kids.org! hawaii. income students, those with limited English skills and disabled studentsevery graduation for many high school seniors in specialneeds programs meant http://www.bridges4kids.org/Resources/StateResources.html

Lead Poisoning Positive Behavior Support Community Schools Where to find help for a child in Michigan - click here Breaking News What's New? Help ... Text Menu Last Updated: Resources by State Click on a state for resources specific to that state. Some of the smaller, Eastern states are grouped together ( Maryland Delaware , and the District of Columbia States, Territories, and Islands not pictured: Alaska American Samoa Hawaii Puerto Rico , and the Virgin Islands NEW! Click here for U.S. Regional Resource Centers Alaska Nothing listed for your state? Submit a link here American Samoa Nothing listed for your state? Submit a link here Arizona AZ E-mail classes get 'A' Online program in Mesa credible, convenient, free Arkansas AR 5 teens charged in taped assault Group beat special education student at bus stop, police say AR Bill Would Offer School Vouchers to Disabled Children Legislation proposed for the upcoming session would give Arkansas, for the first time, a limited form of school vouchers. California CA County's tip line provides outlet for school concerns Prevention of violence, teen suicide are missions; its anonymity, 24-hr availability boost its profile

29. Special And Gifted Center_Gifted And Talented hawaii hawaii Gifted Association; Illinois Illinois Association for and developmentof the disabled and gifted for gifted and special needs children organized http://www.edgateteam.net/sped_gifted/giftandtalent.htm

The Basics Hot Topics Specific Conditions Gifted and Talented ... Center Home This site is sponsored by: An EdGate Content Channel Strategies for working at home and at school with gifted and talented children. Check It Out Did You Know Take A Tour Learning Materials ... Other Gifted and Talented Links Check It Out! Do you have students with special gifts? If so, you should be aware of the Center for Talented Youth at the Johns Hopkins University http://www.jhu.edu/gifted/ . The Center for Talented Youth is a national and international talent search that identifies outstanding academic talent and provides challenging and innovative learning opportunities in mathematics, science, and

30. Policy Review, January-February, 1999 -- "Sending Public School Students To Priv Take hawaii, for instance only 7.3 percent of nettlesome problems overdiagnosisof special needs, cost containment of students marked as disabled in public http://www.policyreview.org/jan99/fox.html

January-February, 1999 No. 93 SENDING PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS By Jonathan Fox The untold story of special education O Upon greater scrutiny, this oft-repeated scenario does not hold up. For years, many students with the worst disabilities have attended private schools at partial or even full public expense. Far from abandoning the needs of special education students, the private sector is supplying what the public school system has failed to provide. More specifically, public school districts currently foot the bill for more than 100,000 special education students attending private schools at an estimated cost of $2 billion to taxpayers, according to U.S. Department of Education figures and industry estimates. In most of these cases, public schools have come to rely on specialized private schools to educate their toughest disability cases, when doing it themselves would be prohibitively expensive. "A voucher isn’t really the right analogy," says Mike Petrilli, program director of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, which supports education reform efforts from a conservative perspective. "It’s really closer to contracting, like the Edison Project," the for-profit school management company that manages more than 50 public and charter schools across the nation. "But it makes a lot of sense to contract out this function to a company that can pool its resources."

31. Hawaii Reporter: Hawaii Reporter drop out at twice the rate of nondisabled students. Only 26 percent of hawaii's adultsage 25 and over and just say no to services for special needs children http://www.free-market.net/rd/27673698.html

Freedom to Report Real News Monday, April 07, 2003 Home/News Public Records Subscribe Research Requests ... Boosting Your Business Success Perspective: The Blonde View Letters to the Editor Guest Editorials Grassroot Perspective ... Hawaii Reporter Bulletin Board Got Tips? Anonymous Tips Stay Ahead: Links to Favorite Sites Candidate Mazie Hirono Sticks Head in Sand on Rotten Public Schools Issue By Laura Brown, 10/17/2002 4:21:59 AM Laura Brown Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono thinks Hawaii's schools are just fine or at least does not think "public schools are an embarrassment," according to a statement made at the October 11th State PTSA gubernatorial forum at the State Capitol. She thinks because "Hawaii's schools are not at the bottom in every test score, and this constant bashing of our school system which really translates into bashing our teachers, our schools, our parents, our students most of all is not the positive way that we are going to make the changes that we need to make." Hirono believes the public just has to change its attitude. Does this mean she will recommend a "thumbs up" campaign for the public school system if elected? Anyone who thinks that Hawaii's public school system has not rotted beyond repair and not only in terms of facilities either has their head in the sand or is practicing extreme political pandering of the HSTA and HGEA unions.

32. Manhattan Institute Education Research Office Don't Skim the Best disabled Students,” School special needs Growth Probed,”Florida Today, December 10, 2002. hawaii's High School Grad Rate Put at 69 http://www.miedresearchoffice.org/mediamentions.html

ERO in the News Florida Today , March 12, 2003 Indianapolis Star , March 10, 2003 Daily Oklahoman , March 10, 2003 Florida Times-Union , March 8, 2003 New York Daily News , March 5, 2003 Boston Globe , March 3, 2003 School Reform News , March 2003 Seattle Post-Intelligencer , February 26, 2003 New York Times , February 26, 2003 Tampa Tribune , February 23, 2003 Education Gadfly , February 20, 2003 Arizona Republic , February 19, 2003 Marcus A. Winters discussing ERO's high-stakes testing study on WURF in Gainesville, Florida, February 19, 2003 Education Week , February 19, 2003 Human Events , February 17, 2003 Gainesville Sun , February 16, 2003 Boston Globe , February 16, 2003 Cincinnati Enquirer , February 16, 2003 Greg Forster discussing exploitation of teachers by their own unions on WBAL in Baltimore, February 15, 2003 Daily Oklahoman , February 14, 2003 Tallahassee Democrat , February 12, 2003 El Paso Times , February 12, 2003 Toledo Blade , February 12, 2003 Richmond Times-Dispatch , February 12, 2003 Boston Herald , February 12, 2003 Miami Herald , February 11, 2003 Florida Today , February 11, 2003 Orlando Sentinel , February 11, 2003 Florida Times-Union , February 11, 2003 San Antonio Express-News , February 3, 2003 School Reform News , February 2003 School Reform News , February 2003 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , January 28, 2003 Wall Street Journal , January 24, 2003 Daily News (Los Angeles), January 24, 2003

33. The Water Planet Staff: The Team Who Will Help You And Your Children Swim With D sensory toning techniques for children and for the disabled. for the last 7 yearsin hawaii, the Bahamas helping with the programs for special needs children.. http://www.waterplanetusa.com/staff.htm

About Water Planet : Our Experts The Water Planet team is proficient in marine ecology, seamanship, psychology, sensory toning therapeutic techniques like massage, watsu and wata, graphic arts and music. Their social and linguistic skills, developed in contact with a broad spectrum of cultures and ethnic groups is certainly an asset in favor of your experience. The facilitators of "Water Planet" do not pretend to have the knowledge and the qualifications needed to solve the ecological and existential problems we are facing, but by their combined experience and skills they will help you with your approach to understanding your bond to nature and its meaning. Denis Richard Toro Ogasawara Toro was born in Tokyo in 1968. Bachelor of Law from Chuo University, Tokyo. After a 6-years career in hotel business management, Toro took a trip to the Bahamas, Hawaii, and Florida where he met and interacted with wild dolphins. His experience was so strong and so meaningful that he decided to get out of the business world. In 1997, Toro started working with Denis and HDI at making the experience of wild dolphin encounters available to youths groups from Japan. He is now a partner in Water Planet.

34. LittleRock.BabyZone.com -- Your Local Guide To Pregnancy And Parenting Resources Little Rock special needs Resources. educational links for parents of disabled children,lists FL Orlando FL - Tampa GA - Atlanta hawaii IL - Chicago http://littlerock.babyzone.com/parentresources.asp?type=Special Needs Resources

35. Child Family Service Hawaii - Services Available To The Population Served Educationally disabled youth, ages 3 20 years or youth in theState of hawaii who are BPSR for Individuals with special needs - Hau'Oli Na http://www.cfs-hawaii.org/doe.htm

36. Illinois H.O.U.S.E.: Homeschooling The Special Needs Child National Educational Association of disabled Students (NEADS) 4th how to get servicesfor special ed kids. To subscribe LISTSERV@UHCCVM.UHCC.hawaii.EDU Text http://www.illinoishouse.org/a13.htm

Please update your bookmark for this page to http://www.illinoishouse.org/a13.htm Homeschooling the Special Needs Child Homeschooling a child with special needs is not a question of legality. As a parent of a child with special needs, you can receive special services from your school district at no further cost you have already paid for them with your taxes. This includes speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiologists' and social workers' services. These are all covered by Public Law 94-142. A cheerful, polite call to your local school district ought to get things started nicely. Do not be surprised if there is a pleasant, but persistent effort on their part to convince you to send your child to their school on a full-time basis. You can be pleasant and persistent too, rather as you would be if a valued friend tried to convince you to change your religious affiliation. If you are treated rudely, it may well be the reaction of someone who feels threatened. Be calm. Sooner or later others realize that you merely want services that you have paid for. Have you read the information on how to deal with questions about socialization, both from family members and others? Read them again, because this applies even more to those whose children have special needs. I remember talking to a teacher of slow learners. She was indignant that one of her former students was to be homeschooled. The child was already immature, she said, implying that being among her family would make her more so. Later I talked to her mother, who said that once her child was removed from an immature peer group she had improved dramatically. This seemed eminently plausible to me. That is not to say that your child should be removed from all peer contact.

37. HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1996-97 ANNUAL REPORT - EDUCATION of the children in the program are disabled or have other special needs. administratorsand staff from Arizona, California, Nevada, hawaii and Pacific http://phoenix.gov/CITZASST/hsdeduc.html

Search Phone Search Keywords Calendar Maps Education Four-year-old Veronica was paying attention the day a speaker from the Fire Department talked to her Head Start class about what to do in case of fire. The firefighter carefully explained that if the children ever smelled smoke at night, they should crawl along the ground, wake an adult and call 911. Several weeks later, Veronica woke up and noticed smoke coming into her home from the garage. Recalling the firefighter’s words, she crawled along the floor into her grandfather’s room. She awoke him and he started to jump up, but Veronica reminded him that they should crawl along the floor. They woke her mother and all three crawled to safety. Although the home was gutted by the fire, the family is alive and well thanks to Veronica’s quick thinking. The Education Division has two major programs: Head Start and School-Based. The mission of Head Start is to promote self-sufficiency by providing quality, comprehensive child and family development services. The city of Phoenix serves about 3,000 low-income children each year. The program has about 450 employees, including both city employees and those who work for Head Start’s 14 delegate agencies. Head Start’s dedication to racial, ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity is reflected in its employees, who represent the rich heritage of Arizona. Head Start provides services in education, health, nutrition, parent involvement, social services and mental health. At least 10 percent of all openings are reserved for children with disabilities. Typically, at least 13 percent of the children in the program are disabled or have other special needs.

38. Family Help In Hawaii to serve the needs of the learning disabled community through Sex Offender RegistryViolates Due Process, hawaii High Court Rules. special Education in hawaii. http://www.focusas.com/Hawaii.html

Focus Adolescent Services Need help for your teen? Call FocusAS or Family Help in Hawaii Click here to find out if your child is at-risk, displaying self-destructive behaviors, and needs your help and intervention. Home Resources State Directory Schools ... Contact Hotlines and Helplines Ask Aloha Helpline Toll-Free from Neighbor Islands ChildhelpUSA Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-Child Hawaii Parent Line Oahu Toll-Free from Neighbor Islands Hawaii STD/AIDS Hotline Hawaii Suicide and Crisis Hotlines National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE TDD National Hotlines and Helplines National Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information Help support Focus Adolescent Services every time you shop online. Simply sign up, specify Focus Adolescent Services as your charitable institution and go shopping Organizations and Agencies Ask Aloha United Way Toll-Free from Neighbor Islands Non-profit health and human resources for the state of Hawaii. Visit

39. Vol4#17a found negligent in education of disabled student Ruling about new damages casefrom hawaii http//www of the Federation for Children with special needs. http://www.nldline.com/vol45.htm

Subj: THE SPECIAL ED ADVOCATE, JUNE 21, 2001 (V. 4, N. 17) Date: 6/21/01 7:22:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: webmaster@wrightslaw.com (Wrightslaw) Reply-to: webmaster@wrightslaw.com To: special-ed-advocate@lists.wrightslaw.com (THE SPECIAL ED ADVOCATE) Highlights: Update on landmark damages cases in Hawaii - state and public school staff treated child with "deliberate indifference" - damages allowed; new article about Section 504; take the IEP Quiz; new info on dozens of topics. Subscribers as of June 20, 2001: 26,126 The Special Ed Advocate newsletter is free - please forward the newsletter or the subscription link to friends and colleagues so they can learn about special education law and advocacy too! http://www.wrightslaw.com/subscribe.htm Wrightslaw flyer: http://www.wrightslaw.com/flyers/wrightslaw.pdf 1. HAWAII: DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE LEADS TO DAMAGES 2. BACKGROUND OF HAWAII DAMAGES CASES 4. NEW AT WRIGHTSLAW - IEP Quiz, Topics Page 1. HAWAII: DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE LEADS TO DAMAGES Last week, we advised subscribers about a decision in the case of Amber Nahale, a young child with autism who needs intensive ABA/Lovaas therapy. U.S. District Judge David Ezra ruled that parents of special needs children may be entitled to damages from the state for out-of-pocket money spent on their children, lost income and even emotional distress.

40. Birmingham.BabyZone.com -- Your Local Guide To Pregnancy And Parenting Resources Deaf and Blind includes four schools, a healthcare for those in the disabled communityand Family Advocacy Services Assist special needs families with insurance http://birmingham.babyzone.com/parentresources.asp?type=Special Needs Resources

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