Anna Foundation for Inclusive Education

09/16/2021

07/27/2021

Kayla is a rock star & we love her!

07/26/2021

https://weeklyish.substack.com/p/when-families-fight-for-segregation?r=3rgqf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3xzNcJKTEdJi2vWaLyRi_-bMcXaEjxQ0BGUj_j4qDYcSJgrDQjDzcbB68

What can inclusionists do when families fight for segregated special education classrooms?

07/23/2021

Reasonable accommodations just aren’t that difficult

A Wisconsin jury has determined that Walmart violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it fired a sales associate who has Down syndrome over schedule-related issues.

06/24/2021

Awesome! 🎉👏🏻

https://www.newsweek.com/hawaii-closes-loophole-that-allowed-employers-pay-disabled-workers-4-cents-hour-1601973?fbclid=IwAR0cO9-VWP9t58gGSLBxlJxFqwNSQc_VA222bWAP0gluiwIXOaLGonEMEB4

The act has been decried as discriminatory by lawmakers and advocates.

05/13/2021

Thank you for creating this video Rachel!

A film by Rachel Handlin

05/13/2021

04/12/2021

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2021/04/12/biden-budget-includes-first-step-toward-fully-funding-idea/29285/?fbclid=IwAR11UUM2FkV7r5KfV2R4GrzjebEl8I5xHuypi6dJ7LpwhE3_Mk-dMyOyZkc

President Joe Biden is calling for the federal government to make sizable investments in special ed and support other programs benefiting people with disabilities in his first budget proposal.

03/18/2021

Updated from NJDOE

https://www.nj.gov/education/specialed/RulesforPartBApplication.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2wJMA96reguaA2xxrmixv9XEN2Vj2x5oR-wXsCQjxBJ5hhflhHRyxZZyU

03/06/2021

NJDOE Guidelines to Compensatory Services due to Covid

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2021/mar/GuidanceforDeterminingCompensatoryEducationforStudentswithDisabilities.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2JIySd2nLdreJ3BHDWgDUmSlAwSNFiYZSKeSolge9waFUBRGDYcRManJs

01/06/2021

Another terrific piece in Forbes, written by our friend, Allison Norlian, about the advocacy to ensure people with disabilities lead by our friend Charlotte and NDSS. 👏🏻

Many people with Down syndrome and other disabilities are not prioritized for organ transplants, and are often turned away, just because they have a disability. But new proposed federal legislation would change that reality.