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Coping Strategies for Parents Who Have Children with Disabilities

The only thing more devastating than enduring a disease or disabling condition is when it happens to a loved one, especially your child. For me, growing up while going blind might have been an altogether different experience, and I may have become someone very different than who I am, if it were not for all the things my parents did to give me a full life. As a blind adult, I consider myself among the most fortunate of daughters. A disability does not have to be a barrier to your child’s sense of self-esteem or her ability to live her fullest life. You may be grappling with feelings of guilt, anger and frustration, unsure where to turn. Below are a few coping strategies that may help you to find strength and the support you need.

Educate yourself. Learn everything you can about the disease or disability. Learn the vocabulary necessary to effectively communicate your child’s needs. Remember, knowledge is power, and if nothing else, you’ll be able to quickly ascertain the depth of education or experience a professional may or may not have with respect to your particular set of circumstances.

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6 Things That Special Education Personnel Can Do to Decrease Restraint and Seclusion in Their School

Are you the parent of a child with autism or another disability that is very concerned about your child’s safety at school, due to negative behavior? Has your child been physically or emotionally injured by restraint and seclusion, by special education personnel? This article will discuss 6 ways that school districts can deal with behavior rather than relying on restraint and seclusion!

Restraint is defined as any manual method, physical, material, equipment that immobilizes or reduces the ability of an individual. In school districts they mainly use holding techniques. Prone restraints (where the child is held face down) are the most dangerous and cause the most incidence of injury and death!

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Distance Learning College – A Look at the Rising Education Style

If you are a person with a demanding job, you will realize that improving your educational level is very important in order to keep up with the competition and promotion within your office. Unfortunately, if your job is very demanding, if you have a family, or if you have a physical disability, going to college is probably not an option. Well, thanks to the internet, you are now able to get your education through a distance learning college.

Not able to spend your time driving to a school and sitting in a classroom taking classes or are you just physically unable to go to college? A distance learning college is the perfect thing for you. Online learning colleges allow you to learn the material on your own time and pace as long as you have a computer and an internet connection.

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