University of Maine assistant professor of special education Sara Flanagan led the Council for Learning Disabilities’ (CLD) 45th international conference in Denver, October 12-13. Flanagan, who is president-elect of the council’s executive committee, also presented at the conference as part of a panel on writing characteristics in upper elementary and middle school students with high […]
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The Aces for Inclusion benefit golf tournament raised more than $4,400 for Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER), which provides information and resources for families, educators and service providers to assist individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities navigate and access inclusive education programming.
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The annual Autos for Autism event is held during April, which is Autism Awareness Month.
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The Bangor Daily News and Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a UMaine News press release about the Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CEC DADD) hosting a Summer Symposium at the University of Maine on July 21.
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The Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CEC DADD) is hosting its summer board meeting at UMaine on July 20.
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The Bangor Daily News shared a UMaine news release that the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies received a $499,970 grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Office of Aging and Disability Services to conduct a model demonstration project of intensive evidence-based behavioral intervention to help adults with disabilities who are currently subject to restrictive behavior management plans.
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Sara Pomeroy is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Graduate Student in Special Education (High Incidence Disabilities) Award.
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Patricia Diehlmann is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Graduate Student in Special Education (Individual Concentration) Award.
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Carly Frost (McDonald) is the 2023 Outstanding Graduate Student in Special Education (Low Incidence Disabilities).
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University of Maine College of Education and Human Development faculty members Rebecca Buchanan, Sarah Howorth and Vanessa Klein were among 31 faculty at UMaine and the University of Maine at Machias to receive promotion and/or tenure, the university announced this week.
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