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Individual Placement And Review Committee Process: Perceptions Of Parents Of Students Who Are Both Deaf And Autistic, Elyza Polsky

All Theses, Dissertations, and Capstone Projects

A paucity of research exists surrounding the area of children with the dual diagnosis of autism and hearing loss (Wiley et al., 2018). While research exists regarding the perceptions of parents of children with other disabilities and challenges, it has only just begun to extend to parents of children who are deaf/autistic (Perry et al., 2019; Starr & Foy, 2012). The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological case study is to achieve an understanding of the perceptions and experiences of parents of deaf/autistic students from a school board in Ontario, Canada, and their involvement in the Individual Placement and Review Committee …

Manifestation Determination Reviews: What Is The Role Of The Speech Language Pathologist And Are The Language Abilities Of The Student Considered?, Joan Turner

All Theses, Dissertations, and Capstone Projects

The purpose of this study is to seek best practices for Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) meetings with regards to Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) participation, how frequently expressive and receptive language of the student are considered throughout the process, and the degree to which MDR teams follow best practice recommendations. Given the vague federal guidelines regarding the MDR process, SLPs are not consistently invited to MDR meetings and expressive and receptive language of the student being disciplined are not consistently considered in the manifestation determination meetings and process (Fisher et al., 2021; Knudsen & Bethune, 2018). The researcher used a mixed …

The Golden Rule Project: Cultivating A Welcoming Church Environment For People With Disabilities, Meghan M. Concagh

2022 Academic Exhibition

A website to help cultivate a welcoming church environment for individuals with disabilities.

Everyone knows the Golden Rule - the idea to treat others as you would like to be treated. Who exemplified this better than Jesus Christ Himself? He invited sinners, tax collectors, and people with disabilities to his table. The Golden Rule Project hopes to reignite the welcoming environment of the church so that all are treated with love and respect and every person feels a part of the Church.

The goal of The Golden Rule Project is a simple one: to encourage Catholic parishes to create …

Developing A Better Understanding Of Autism Spectrum Condition (Asc) In Girls & Women, Elyssa S. Male

2021 SLP Posters

Today, professionals are creating goals that are teaching and reinforcing autistic students to mask, but long-term masking causes mental-health issues and suicide in autistic clients.

Sodality: December 2020, Fontbonne University

Sodality: Reading for Change

Our reading this month was suggested by Jamie Daugherty in the Family & Consumer Sciences department.

The prevalence of food insecurity on campuses across the U.S. has continued to increase in the past 10 years. More data is being collected and resources offered to help students with a variety of basic needs - including food. The financial costs of attending college, as well as the changing demographic of the student attending college impact additional support services that students need including food assistance, housing, transportation, and additional wrap-around services such as assistance with insurance, health care, and career development.

This chapter …

Sodality: November 2020, Fontbonne University

Sodality: Reading for Change

Our reading this month is "Classroom of Death," the first chapter of Kevin Gannon's Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto.

Discussion

• Please share your opinion about the title of Chapter 1, "Classrooms of Death."
• Does Fontbonne's curriculum and pedagogy embody a mind-body-spirit approach to teaching and learning?
• To what degree does our current curriculum reflect the "school for life" curriculum or the deadening curriculum referenced in this chapter of Radical Hope? What changes would you like to see?

Microlearning Where Education Matters, Maria L. Figueroa

2020 Academic Exhibition

Microlearning is understood as parts of a whole, in this appreciation there are mistakes and great failures are reached. Microlearning is a small pill that can be applied at any time (just-in-time).