The Accommodations Manual: A guide to Selecting, Administering, and Evaluating the Use of Test Administration Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (updated December 2014) is now available on the Assessment & Accountability website under the link “For Educators”. In addition, IEP and IEP/504 teams should always consider the purpose of the assessment and consult Georgia’s Student…
We have some information for you about our upcoming VAP trainings and networking opportunities for graduates. Our first session will be on February 18th from 3-5pm CST . Carrie Mason will speak about 504 and discipline, followed by some time to network and brainstorm together. Next, Tie Hodack and Theresa Nichols from the TN DOE will present…
CONGRATULATIONS to LifeLine’s intern, Paul Jefferson Crouch, who has been officially accepted into Moody Bible Institute for college! PJ plans to seek a degree in Ministry Leadership so he can follow the path God has set before him in Disability Ministry. He will be working online in their distance program. We are SO excited to…
Easy Up WING is made for kids who wear AFOs, DAFOs, orthoses and splints. It has been specially designed using the new lateral dial to avoid accidental openings (i.e. on the wheelchair footrest or on stairway steps). Thanks to its tilting heel, the WING can be completely opened as if it was a slipper, easily…
“The entire IEP team listened. However, they said they didn’t want to change his placement from a self-contained class. Then came the hard part. I said I was rejecting his proposed IEP.” Whether you disagree with the present levels, the goals, the placement, or any other part of the IEP, as a parent, you have a…
Many of our kids struggle with anxiety. While some of their fears are based in reality, some of them may not be and we are concerned about how to appropriately respond to help them move past it. Here are a few ideas that, on the surface, may not all sound effective, but may actually be…
Our mission is to erase the effects of pediatric cancer and optimize each child’s quality of life through essential specialized intervention beginning at the time of diagnoses and continuing throughout survivorship. Diversionary Therapy, Psycho-Oncology, Healthy Lifestyle Education services. For more information, go to Austin Hatcher Foundation
What happens when something happens to you? Martin Pierce is Chattanooga’s local specialist when it comes to Special Needs Trust, Conservatorship & Guardianship. Martin Pierce is a certified estate planning law specialist and has experience in the legal areas of special needs planning, trusts, conservatorships, guardianships, Medicaid, and a host of other legal transactions.
CONGRATULATIONS to former LifeLine intern Kelly Sullivan! Kelly has completed her undergraduate work and has been accepted into Southern University’s School of Social Work Master’s Program. Kelly served with us for about nine months in 2011. Kelly was always ready to pitch in and help wherever she was needed. We are excited to see what…
Does your child have a hard time remembering directions or math facts? Does he often forget what he wants to say? If so, he might have working memory issues. Working memory is also known as short-term memory. It’s a skill kids use to learn. You can help your child improve his recall by building some…
