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Articles & Publications
Publications The International Dyslexia Association is pleased to present this fine collection of books from some of the leaders in learning disabilities. These books may be ordered through our website at www.interdys.org Please note that these books do not qualify
for the member discount, unless otherwise specified.
WHAT
IS FEAST AND FORUM? - By Martie Simmons
....on Proposed Changes to Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services’ Human Rights Regulations In continuation of the on-going review of proposed changes to Virginia’s rules and regulations governing services for individuals with disabilities, authorized at its September 13, 2006 quarterly meeting, the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities forwarded its comments on the state’s human rights regulations with respect to individuals receiving mental health, mental retardation, or substance abuse services to the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) on November 15, 2006. The specific regulations addressed were: 12 VAC 35-115-10 et seq. Rules and Regulations to Assure the Rights of Individuals Receiving Services from Providers of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, or Substance Abuse Services. Read More....
VBPD-FYI: Accessing New IDEA 2004 Regulations
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Henry
Winkler finds many new happy days.....Hanging
on an office wall at KTVT/Channel 11 is a portrait of Michael
Richards as Kramer, the hipster-doofus character the actor
played on Seinfeld. Sitting in front of this portrait on a
recent morning is Henry Winkler, who played '50s hipster
Fonzie on the classic sitcom Happy Days, a TV icon underneath
a TV icon.
The IDA President's Letter -You
and I would not be members of IDA if we did not share the
belief that literacy offers promise for the individual and
hope for a society. As Peter Drucker has said, “If you think
education is expensive, try ignorance!” In our world ignorance
and illiteracy walk hand in hand.
News
Alert -
On August 14th the U.S. Department of Education
will release the final regulations for Part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (IDEA) which was
reauthorized in 2004.
Feast
and Forum is a series of programs offered in each region for
teachers and parents. Topics are selected to satisfy a
participant’s hunger for information related to dyslexia and
to serve as a forum to disburse new research and policies.
Virginia
Board for People with Disabilities Comments 
The
U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) has released the
long-anticipated new federal regulations for Part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), enacted by
Congress in 2004. Over the coming months, the Virginia Board
for People with Disabilities and others will be watching
closely and offering guidance as the Virginia Department of
Education (VDOE) reviews and modifies the state’s special
education regulations to ensure compliance with IDEA 2004.
