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Informationen zum Autor Karren Ikeda Wood, Ed.D., O.T.R., is currently a private educational consultant. Her formal education was in special education and occupational therapy. Her initial work experience in occupational therapy gave her a solid grounding in pediatric assessment and child development. She has provided services to preschool children with disabilities in both public and private programs. She has also provided services in community-based settings. She assisted the Arizona Early Intervention Program in developing and providing standards of practice training for early intervention providers. Her most recent work experience includes supporting the efforts of community-based child care programs to create library areas focusing on literacy activities and mentoring emergent leaders in the field of early care and education. Victoria Youcha, Ed.D., is Director of BrainLine, a national multimedia project on traumatic brain injury at WETA, the public television station serving greater Washington, D.C. She was the founding director of the Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers Project at ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families. Prior to joining ZERO TO THREE, she taught at The George Washington University and directed the early childhood special education masterâ (TM)s degree program at the Alexandria Graduate Education Center. Dr. Youcha has worked with young children and their families for more than 30 years in a variety of roles, including directing an early intervention program, working as a child development specialist, and supporting early childhood programs to include children with disabilities. She has authored a variety of publications related to abuse and neglect, inclusion, and disabilities. Klappentext The only clear and simple resource that fully explains the ADA and shows early childhood programs what they need to do to promote inclusion and ensure compliance with the law. Answering early childhood administrators' most pressing questions about the legal issues surrounding inclusive programs! this informative and practical guidebook gives readers everything they need to create! implement! and monitor the success of their plan for ADA compliance. Zusammenfassung Suitable for educators and administrators in private child care settings! this book discusses legal issues surrounding inclusive programs and the types of children with special needs being served. It presents strategies to help staff learn about inclusive practices and approaches to make an early care and education facility accessible to children. Inhaltsverzeichnis Disability Laws and Early Care and Education Programs; Introduction; Disability Laws Affecting the Presence of Children in Early Care and Education Programs; The Americans with Disabilities Act: Early Care and Education Programs as a Public Accommodation; Administrative Issues; Addressing Staff and Family Concerns about Admitting Children with Disabilities; Collaborating with Special Education Service Providers; Working with Families; Talking With Children About Disabilities; Promoting Positive Behavior; Addressing Health Issues; Resources: Information about the ADA and Disabilities. ...
