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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.
Free downloadable resources based on our research of issues in education, employment, and quality of life for adolescents and adults with disabilities. View Materials...
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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