SEPACS Update
November 7, 2006
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Our next SEPACS meeting features:

Dr. John Baracy, SUSD Superintendent &
Lois Healey, Special Education Administrator

Thursday, November 16th
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Zuni Elementary School Cafeteria
9181 E. Redfield Road, Scottsdale

Directions:

From the North: At 92nd Street & Raintree, go south to the school on southwest corner of 92nd & Redfield.

From the South: At 94th Street & Cactus, go north to Thunderbird, and turn left (west). At 92nd St., turn right (north) to the school on southwest corner of 92nd & Redfield.

To get to the school cafeteria, enter the gated area downhill and to the south of the main school entrance. Turn to your left and look for the double doors.

Child care assistance provided by the Chaparral High School Service Learning class.

Please join us!

If you have any specific topics that you would like Dr. Baracy to address, please email your request to Dru at Dru@SEPACS.org.
SUSD Special Education Transition Specialist, Marlene Greenberg has announced that Arizona Vocational Rehabilitation will holding a session on Wednesday, November 8th, from 7-8 at Coronado High School Media Center. This state agency will be meeting with parents to explain the services they provide for people with disabilities.

 
Please check out our updated Resource information. A new page has been added to our web site at: http://www.sepacs.org/resources/college.htm

If you have other links that you would like for us to add, please contact Dru.
Also, several recent articles have profiled students with disabilities who are now attending college. Interesting reading...

A Dream Not Denied: Students on the Spectrum

A Dream Not Denied: Just a Normal Girl

 
The following article has interesting implications in that more far-reaching than shopping.

E-Commerce Report: Do the Rights of the Disabled Extend to the Blind on the Web?

A quote:

Most online-only schools, Ms. Jarrow said, “are oblivious to the fact that they have a significant issue here.” Many online-only schools rely on chat rooms, for instance, for class discussions, and screen-reading software does not function properly with chat rooms — nor can learning-disabled students often keep pace with the discussions. More
 
 
Please direct comments, suggestions, and article ideas related to SEPACS and this newsletter to:

 


Dru Bloomfield
Special Education Parents Advisory Council of Scottsdale

 
phone: 480-513-7012