Indiana University East

http://www.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2009/12/28/special-education-teachers.html
Ok- ok- here in the midwest, special education professors [let alone the down-in-the-trenches-teachers] do not make the kind of money quoted in this article. Still, the job description is pretty accurate, retention is high, stability good over the long haul and – if you can handle the pressures- special education is a very moral and [...]

This is an excellent chance for students with disabilities to have a voice AND get support for college. Take a look!- Good organization- good experience- give it a try!
disABLEDperson Inc.  501 © 3 Public Charity  Spring 2010 National Scholarship Competition
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disABLEDperson, Inc. is excited to announce our Spring 2010 nationally based scholarship competition [...]

Week of January 25, 2010: Air Force to Hire Disabled Students
ok, I’m not at all sure I should be advertising for the US Air Force….it creates a value conflict for me….and, by the way, I don’t even want to touch on all the problems associated with hiring people with disabilities to do “war” labor… regardless [...]

Lawmakers Seek Halt To Abuses Of Disabled Kids In School
Take a few minutes of time over semester break and look at the following information going before Congress. There are a couple of things I want to point out-
1st- This problem belongs to every one of us, not just those who currently have a disability or [...]

With the holidays coming up I wanted to put a plug in for the Independent Living Center of Eastern Indiana (www.ilcein.org) and ask all of you to keep online shopping in mind during this time of great need.
I thought it might be a great reminder to everyone to be sure to use the GoodSearch website [...]

SENATOR MIKULSKI INTRODUCES BILL TO STRIKE TERMS “MENTAL RETARDATION” AND “MENTALLY RETARDED” FROM FEDERAL LAWBOOKS
“Rosa’s Law” honors young girl whose brother said, “… what you call people is how you treat them.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski today introduced “Rosa’s Law,” a bill that will eliminate the terms “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” [...]

When we imagine ourselves as victims, emotion is aroused, and that emotion may increase our compassion for other victims, or it may create hatred for oppressors, or both. Sometimes, in our horror of victimhood, we are comforted by the fact that we are not the actual victims; the actual victims are not as smart, not [...]

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The Capital Insider           Volume 14, Issue 18
Seclusion and Restraint
May 11, 2009
[I don't know what to say to my preservice teachers when they tell me child abuse only happens in poor families, or in a violent home, a drug user's home,  in the city, or the backwoods, somewhere, anywhere else....
What I want them to understand is [...]

ADA-Indiana invites you to attend its April Audio Conference: Understanding Mental Illness: What does an employer need to know?
The Audio Conference is held in Whitewater Hall room 119
Tuesday April 21st
2:00- 3:30
The ADA is a legal obligation which HR managers, employers and covered entities must adhere to. Many educational sessions focus on the “how to accommodate” [...]