In order for an educator to properly restrain or seclude a child, they should be made aware of the statutes, court cases, governmental policies, and terminologies that shape the legality of restraints and seclusions. This paper means to nurture that awareness. The paper is in an order that shows an evolution of the policies and laws about…

In 2013, the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $1.763M for Fiscal Year 2014 to create a statewide system for special education paperwork. In 2014, the Legislature greatly expanded the requirements of the system but did not appropriate additional resources to maintain ongoing operation of the system. The 2014 legislation codified the system in…

This final report describes the goals and activities of the Mentor Project, a feasibility study involving the use of handicapped employees as mentors to assist handicapped youth to make the transition from school to work. The first section details the context of the study, including the project's conception of the mentor experience, a review of…

This summary of the grant application for the Arkanasas Technology Access Program (ARTAP) briefly describes the process used to develop the ARTAP proposal, the proposal's goals and objectives, and plans for continuation of ARTAP. The consumer-driven planning process and the systems approach to providing appropriate assistive technology and…

This document consists of a grant proposal describing the planned Arkansas Technology Access Program. The purpose of the program is to create and support a consumer-responsive, statewide system for enabling Arkansans with disabilities to access needed technologies. The goals of the program are to: (1) develop an on-going consumer-driven technology…