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DAS 2008 Vision and Mission

Vision:

A world that values and respects people by fostering equal and continuing opportunities for all to fully participate in society.

Mission Statement:

To foster opportunities for people with disabilities or disadvantages, DAS conducts rigorous research and evaluation that promote improved policies and practices.

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Dr. Mellard will be participating at the Symposium for Scholars,
Practitioners & Policy Makers, presented by Changing Conceptions of Special
Education. The symposium will be held April 24-25 at the University of
Delaware1s School of Education. The symposium will consist of three sessions
and will feature presentations from Alfredo Artiles,
Mary Brownell, Mary Beth Bruder, Sherman Dorn, Doug Fuchs, and Maggie
McLaughlin. An intense discussion among the presenters and participants will
follow the speeches.

Dr. Mellard and Dr. Deshler will be presenting at the KU-CRL Pearl
Anniversary Preconference on July 14-15. It will be held at the Kansas City
Marriot and Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Mellard and Dr.
Deshler will be talking about their session, 3Applying an RTI Framework to
Adolescent-Age Students,2 which will review RTI models, important decisions
for their application in a middle school, and directions for developing,
implementing, and scaling up.

Learning Disability Prevalence and Adult Education Program Characteristics
(Patterson, 2008) in Learning Disabilities Research & Practice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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projects
An employability curriculum for transitioning youth or adults with barriers to learning that uses the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM).
Improving Adults Reading Outcomes with Strategic Tutoring and Content Enhancement Routines
Develop literacy interventions that can improve adults' literacy skills by adapting instructional interventions (i.e., Strategic Tutoring and Content Enhancement Routines) proven to be effective for struggling readers in school settings for use with adult struggling readers in a vocational training setting, (i.e., Job Corps).
Improving employment outcomes for vocational rehabilitation consumers by providing literacy and life-skills instruction.
Allows people with disabilities to maintain Medicaid coverage when returning to or increasing employment. A new funding and focuses efforts on increasing employment opportunities for Kansans with disabilities.
Independent, external evaluation of a project to test whether improved health care can prevent or forestall the loss of independence and employment due to a potentially disabling condition.
National Center on Response to Intervention
The Center addresses RTI technical assistance needs of state educational agencies and links states and regional resource centers with relevant professional development by providing information, resources, and opportunities through communication and networking.
Kansas NEXT STEP
This project is designed to increase the successful transition of adult education learners to post-secondary education settings. DAS provides independent, external program evaluation.
Conducting research, disseminating, and providing technical assistance on learning disabilities identification models for students in elementary and secondary schools.

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