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COMMENT ON SPECIAL EDUCATION REGULATIONS
DEADLINE JUNE 30th
The Virginia Coalition for Students with Disabilities would like
to remind you
that there is only a short period of time left to voice your
concerns regarding
proposed changes to the Regulations Governing Special Education
Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia. Click
here for a copy of
the comments compiled by the Virginia Coalition of Students with
Disabilities
(VCSWD)
The comment period on these Regulations will end on June 30,
2008.
Protect the rights of students and parents by making your voice
heard.
Your
comments are vitally important!
You can also state your agreement with other comments that have
been
made by groups, such as those of the Coalition. You can e-mail
your own
comments one of two ways. Send them directly to the Virginia
Department
of Education at
ReviseSpedRegs@doe.virginia.gov
OR
You can send them to the Town Hall web site, where you can post
your
comments directly online, where they will be immediately
available for
public review.
http://www.townhall.virginia.gov/L/comments.cfm?stageid=4353
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Upcoming Events |
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Local Action
Committee:
To discuss ways to increase
awareness of housing agencies
and local government on the
affordable housing needs of
people who want to leave
nursing homes and other
institutions and live in their
own
housing in the community.
Held at the
Endependence
Center. Contact Vantoria
Clay for more information at
vclay@endependence.org
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Date: June 24, 2008
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
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"Opening Doors To Opportunities With
The Disability Community"
What is
Independent Living?
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What is Independent Living? Essentially, it is living just like
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everyone else having opportunities
to make decisions that
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affect one’s life, able to pursue
activities of one’s own
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choosing—limited only in the same
ways that one’s non-
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disabled neighbors are
limited.
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Independent Living should not be defined in terms of living on
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one’s own, being employed in a job fitting one’s capabilities
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and interests, or having an active social life. These are
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aspects of living independently. Independent Living has to do
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with self-determination. It is having the right
and
the
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opportunity to pursue a course of action. And, it is having the
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freedom to fail—and to learn from one’s failures, just as non-
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disabled people do.
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Items Of Interest
- Money Follows the
Person
- (MFP)
Virginia launches
website describing community living choice project for seniors and
individuals with disabilities.
PIER Meetings
PIER is part of the
Hampton Roads Coalition
for People with Disabilities
FREE Online Course
on the
American
with
Disabilities Act
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