Tag: Education
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FASD and World Teachers Day
FASD United is excited to celebrate this year’s World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th. Established in 1994, World Teachers’ Day is an opportunity to consider issues related to teachers and teaching. We know that teachers and schools are extremely important to children and families living with FASD and that through appropriate education services,…
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Thousands of Students and Families Will Get Much Needed Support from California Law Naming FASD as a Condition Qualifying for Special Education
FASD United is thrilled by the passage of a landmark law in California, SB 1016, that for the first time specifies Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) as a named condition that qualifies a person to receive special education services under the category “Other Health Impairment.” This will improve the lives of thousands of people living…