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Oklahoma Parents Center, Inc.
(OPC)
Advocating for Children with Disabilities
to Build a Better Future
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Bullying and Harassment of Students with Disabilities
Top 10 facts that parents, educators and students should know
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1. The statistics - Students with disabilities are much more likely to be bullied than their nondisabled peers.
2. The impact - Bullying affects a student's ability to learn.
3. The definition - Bullying based on a student's disability may be considered harassment.
4. The Federal Laws - There are legal protections and provisions for students with disabilities who are being harassed.
5. The State Laws - All states have bullying prevention laws and some include disability-specific information.
6. Role models - The adult response is important.
7. The resources - Students with disabilities have resources that are specifically designed for their situation.
8. Power of Bystanders - More than 50% of bullying situations stop when a peer intervenes.
9. Self-advocacy - The importance of involving the student in decision making and planning.
10. The role of community - Know that you are not alone.
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Are you a special education teacher, parent of a child with a disability, a school counselor, or an administrator? If so, please take a moment to complete this survey.
This is part of an authorized research program of the University of Central Oklahoma. Its purpose is to examine the perceived effectiveness of Response to intervention (RtI) and the Discrepancy Formula models used to identify and diagnose children with specific learning disabilities.
If you wish to complete this survey, please respond before November 30th.
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Through the Eyes of a Child
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It's one thing to read about learning and attention issues, but another to see them through a child's eyes. Use these simulations and videos to better understand a child with a disability's world.
In this simulation from Understood.org, you can experience how frustrating it is when your hand won't write what your brain is telling it to. Or how hard it is to complete a task when you have trouble focusing.
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Lawmakers Say, Disability No Reason to Deny Organ Transplants
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In a letter sent this month to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights, members of the House of Representatives urged the agency to address what they called "persistent" organ transplant discrimination.
In recent years, a handful of high-profile cases have highlighted the disparities faced by people with developmental disabilities needing organ transplants. In 2012 Amelia Rivera, who was diagnosed with intellectual disability, was denied a kidney transplant. In another case that same year, Paul Corby was denied a heart transplant due to his autism diagnosis.
The letter calls for guidance from HHS clarifying that denying an organ transplant based on a person's disability would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
To read more about this visit Disability Scoop.
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OPC Events
11/3: Transition Fair in Owasso 4:30 PM
11/3: IEP Workshop in Piedmont 6 PM
11/15: IEP Workshop in Oklahoma City 6 PM
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Oklahoma Parents Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 512
Holdenville, OK 74848
Phone: (405) 379-6015
Fax: (405) 379-2106
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