Ken Rensink was 19 when he was disabled in a car accident. After 15 years out of the workforce, he decided to devote himself to teaching special education. He’s now been at it for more than a decade. "I’m trying to help create folks who will not get rolled by life," he says.
http://www.npr.org/2012/10/05/162303000/for-special-education-teacher-every-day-is-precious
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Budget cuts in many school districts have some parents and teachers questioning whether they have the resources to support their students. NPR education correspondent Claudio Sanchez and Thomas Hehir of Harvard University talk about how to integrate special needs students into mainstream classrooms.
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/02/151867388/the-best-ways-to-integrate-special-needs-students
Author and animal scientist Dr. Grandin shares her insights on ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), visual thinking, and human and animal minds. Dr. Grandin, herself autistic, believes the autistic person’s capacity to "see the actual things themselves" places autistic individuals in a unique position to understand the ways animals think.
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