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  2. Category:Plays and musicals about disability - Wikipedia

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    W. Wait Until Dark. The Who's Tommy. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (play) Categories: Works about disability. Plays by topic. Musicals by topic. Disability in the arts.

  3. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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    Assistive technology ( AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance. ADLs are self-care activities that include toileting, mobility (ambulation), eating ...

  4. List of autistic fictional characters - Wikipedia

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    All My Children: 2000 Mayuko Amemiya ... Tabletop role-playing game: 2023 Shuai Jiamo ... List of fictional characters with disabilities; Notes

  5. Behavioral script - Wikipedia

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    Some applied behavior analysts even use scripts to train new skills and 20 years of research supports script use as an effective way to build new language, social, and activity routines for adults and children with developmental disabilities. With language scripts fading, efforts are being made in an attempt to help the scripts recombine in ...

  6. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Wikipedia

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    Disability. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA) is a piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. IDEA was previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) from 1975 to 1990.

  7. Special education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The total spending to educate students with disabilities, including regular education and special education, represents 21.4% of the $360.6 billion total spending on elementary and secondary education in the United States. The additional expenditure to educate the average student with a disability is estimated to be $5,918 per student.

  8. Special education - Wikipedia

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    Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs. This involves the individually planned and systematically ...

  9. Head Start (program) - Wikipedia

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    Head Start is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and families. It is the oldest and largest program of its kind. [1] The program's services and resources are designed to foster ...