Hello! I cover the Northtowns for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] WILLIAMSVILLE, NY (WKBW) — You might not realize many students with Down Syndrome ...

Kristen Smigielski, Ph.D., was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, in a family of educators. Her grandfather, grandmother, and mother were all teachers, and from an early age, Kristen was immersed ...

The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), passed in 1975, ensures that eligible children with disabilities receive free public education along with the services they need to succeed. The IDEA act ...

When the pandemic forced college classrooms online, it gave faculty members unexpected insights into the off-campus lives of their students. With a virtual peek into the homes of students, college ...

The spring 2020 semester was unlike any other in the history of higher education due in large part to the COVID-19 crisis. Having access to a reliable computer and Wi-Fi as well as a dedicated space ...

An inclusive early learning environment doesn’t just benefit children with disabilities or special health care needs — it also benefits their classmates, families and the community as a whole, ...

A school has implemented a co-learning program that brings children of all learning abilities together in a single classroom.The Peer Model Program at Underwood Hills Early Childhood center not only ...

Discussions about autism often focus on children, but what happens when those same children grow up and head to college? Since 2012, William & Mary’s Neurodiversity Working Group has been working to ...

Growing up, I was always taught to be inclusive to everyone, especially my classmates who I would see every day. My godbrother has autism, and being inclusive has always been important to me because I ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. There isn't just one way to sound like a scientist, or to sound like a scholar. Scientists and scholars come from a wide variety of backgrounds ...