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Making their Mark: Winners of Loreen Arbus Scholarship Continue to Advance Focus on Disability Since 2010, the Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship, presented at the Television Academy Foundations College Television Awards, has empowered young creators to tell inclusive, authentic stories that celebrate inclusivity. This article highlights both the first and the most recent winners of the scholarship, founded by Loreen Arbus, President of the Loreen Arbus Foundation and Loreen Arbus Pro...

Chattanooga State To Host Accessibility Awareness Summit May 20 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - by Betty Proctor, Chattanooga State Chattanooga State Community College will host the 3rd Annual Signal Centers Accessibility Awareness Summit, Thursday, May 20, at 10 a.m. This all-digital event, free to all participants, is held in conjunction with Global Accessibility Awareness Day and presented live via Zoom with both captioning and interpreters provided.   A series of six breakout sessions fea...

MindPrint Learning and CAST demonstrate strong ability to predict middle school mathematics outcomes in NSF-Sponsored Study Share Article MindPrint Cognitive Assessment and SEL Survey show strong positive results for supporting math achievement. MindPrint announces new SEL course for Fall 2021 that integrates academic and social-emotional supports. The ability to show such high levels of predictability is unprecedented in K-12. PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB) ...

Global design firm Stantec has revealed preliminary designs for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project, a $129 million New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) initiative to save The Battery (formerly known as Battery Park) from rising tides.

HSU professors Jayne McGuire (left) and Jasper Oshun. Professors Jayne McGuire and Jasper Oshun have each been named Fulbright Scholars. The pair of Humboldt State faculty will receive grant awards to conduct international research in their fields in 2022. The prestigious Fulbright Scholar Program was established in 1946. Among the winners are 60 Nobel Prize Laureates and 88 Pulitzer Prize winners. Since the first HSU professor was awarded a Fulbright in 1959, HSU faculty have won nearly 80 Ful...

Putting safety first Universal Design Academy is hoping to inspire architects and designers to make buildings more accessible and secure published : 10 May 2021 at 04:30 5 Assoc Prof Trirat Jarutach, head of the Center of Excellence in Universal Design, Faculty of Architecture Chulalongkorn University. Photo courtesy of Assoc. Prof Trirat Jarutach Phiangkwan Phanthumphan, a fourth-year student at the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, blindfolded hersel...

May 6, 2021 Editor, Townsman: I have been a fifth-grade teacher at West Elementary for 16 years. It has been my dream job, and I am so fortunate to be able to teach and learn with my amazing students every day. The joys and rewards are numerous and definitely outweigh the challenges. Teaching at West is my passion, however, the state of the building is a consistent hurdle in making all of my ideas and plans for my students come to fruition. Our space consists of one rectangular clas...

Rise of remote digital working transforms GCC employment prospects for PWD  05 May 2021 - 10:35 The Peninsula PwC Middle East has launched a unique report that is integral to achieving work diversity in the region and highlights a call to action for organisations to capitalise on the rise of remote ways of working, and transform the employment prospects of People With Disabilities in the GCC. The report titled Remote-Ability examines the current situation of people with disabilities (PWD), i...

May 5, 2021 Katie Duncan, College of Education Washington State University’s College of Education recognized outstanding faculty and staff at its semi-annual all-college meeting on May 4, held virtually. Awards are: Faculty Research: Anne Cox Anne Cox is an associate professor who has been with the College of Education since 2013. She teaches courses in sports and exercise psychology. In addition, Anne is a member of the Prevention Science Graduate Faculty on the WSU campus and is also active...

BetterLesson Releases Nearly 50 Instructional Strategies to Help Teachers Meet the Needs of All Learners Share Article The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and BetterLesson supported a cohort of experienced educators to create resources for diverse learners, especially students with disabilities and English learners “Our Master Teachers show us that educators are eager to improve their craft and share their best practices - at any stage in their careers,” said Valerie Librizzi, Senior Manag...