KPS4Parents

07/14/2025

The recent ICE raids in Ventura County, where we are located, has prompted us to engage with other local community leaders to address the needs of the families that have been impacted. In particular, we are providing technical assistance and guidance to other activists about how public education resources can be leveraged to support the children left traumatized by the ICE raids, many of whom are too afraid to go to school, now....

The recent ICE raids in Ventura County, where we are located, has prompted us to engage with other local community leaders to address the needs of the families that have been impacted. In particula…

07/14/2025

The recent ICE raids in Ventura County, where we are located, has prompted us to engage with other local community leaders to address the needs of the families that have been impacted. In particular, we are providing technical assistance and guidance to other activists about how public education res...

05/23/2025

Judge blocks firing of the U.S. Department of Education staff. We will watch to see how fast OCR bounces back from this.

05/13/2025

Go Gus!

In an exclusive "Begnaud's America" interview, CBS News contributor David Begnaud speaks with Gus Waltz, the son of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who stole the sp...

05/12/2025

The science behind how we process music versus language is fascinating!

Sensational Pianist Lucy Stuns Everyone at Leeds Train Station. This is the incredible moment Lucy, a 13-year-old who is blind and neurodivergent, played a h...

05/10/2025

Many people don't know what the word "eugenics" means, but parents of special education students will recognize the behavior associated with eugenicist thinking. Special education is not an isolated, siloed experience with no bearing on the rest of society, and history shows us that societies don’...

05/10/2025

Many people don't know what the word "eugenics" means, but parents of special education students will recognize the behavior associated with eugenicist thinking. Special education is not an isolated, siloed experience with no bearing on the rest of society, and history shows us that societies don’t just collapse because of a few bad actors or terrible ideas. They collapse because their systems stop evolving with the needs of their people. ...

Many people don’t know what the word “eugenics” means, but parents of special education students will recognize the behavior associated with eugenicist thinking. Special education…

05/03/2025

Amazing young man!

We’re on a journey to make a movie inspired by our friend Jay, who has Down syndrome. The movie is called "Made With Love." Along the way, we've met incredib...

04/12/2025

https://youtube.com/shorts/QxWYVVfJn1o?si=fp8d5YSwnXJp9lVZ

What a lovely story of exceptionality and inclusion!

"CBS Evening News" delivers the day's most important stories, delivering context and depth to bring greater understanding to y...

04/07/2025

Special education and disability-related areas of civil rights law are complex systems of law and science that require an understanding of how an individual person is impacted by their unique disabilities within the unique contexts of their unique individual lives. The whole person has to be taken into account in order to determine the degree to which their disabilities impact their Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), which includes learning, employment, and community access....

Special education and disability-related areas of civil rights law are complex systems of law and science that require an understanding of how an individual person is impacted by their unique disab…

02/14/2025

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Reposted from and on Instagram

Read Anne's inspiring story and discover how Talkido is transforming communication and engagement for individuals with complex special needs 💙

In this inspiring story, a dedicated therapist found a life-changing solution for her autistic and blind client using Talkido Tags integrated with tactile icons and AI-generated music. The result? Greater emotional understanding, meaningful progress, increased independency and a whole new way to connect.

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02/08/2025

View this post on Instagram A post shared by KPS4Parents () On Friday, February 7, 2025, I participated in an Instagram Live event with Ege Cakaloz of Talkido to discuss how I'm using their screen-free technology to teach emotional vocabulary and social/emotional concepts to a young man with a seizure disorder, intellectual disability, autism, and vision loss. Learn how I am using Talkido's technology to increase my client's functional communication skills and independence by watching the recorded event, here.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by KPS4Parents () On Friday, February 7, 2025, I participated in an Instagram Live event with Ege Cakaloz of Talkido to discuss how I’m u…