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America leads the way on support for disabled children

Alexa Posny Obama adviser disabled young people, gives his verdict on the changes in the UK for the provision of special needs

As a child, Alexa Posny often plays with a child in your neighborhood. They had, remember, many things in common: ".. We were more alike than different, we had fun together, he liked playing in the sand, as much as I did "

The only contrast between them, which became evident when the school started in Wisconsin Posny in west-central United States, was that his friend had Down syndrome. In the 1950s, the provision of special needs in ordinary schools was unheard of: Posny started school, she never joined his playmate

Over 50 years later, the memory can boost your job as assistant secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), a role that was appointed by President Barack Obama 2009. It is, in essence, an expert in the young Obama's disabled. His office under the Ministry of Education, must ensure that children and youth with disabilities have the same opportunities as their peers at school today and beyond. Competition

Posny has a resonance in the United Kingdom after the Queen's speech, described a review of the provision of special needs, including an extension in the style of educational support to 25 years for people with disabilities.

Today, many young people with autism and other learning disabilities do not have appropriate educational support after school. This black hole after 16 highlighted at the end of the school, a campaign last year by the charity Autism ambitious, who heads the TreeHouse School in London and specialist Posny inviting them to discuss your work in its recent annual conference.

controversial reforms in England and Wales will include proposals for new systems of education, health and care of children with special needs, and the opportunity for parents, rather than guidance, control budgets children with special educational needs.

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work is governed by the people of the United States in 1990 with Disabilities Education Act, providing early intervention, special education and related services to over 6.5 million disabled young people up 'at the age of 21 years. So, making changes?

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It refers to the inability of American rights law, describing the reforms as "going in the same direction as [the U.S.] have worked on over 40 years." It compares the budget staff UK to Individualized Education Program of the United States (IEP), "where parents are an important part of decision making." An IEP determines the support of the school, with a transition plan for post-school employment or education. While American parents are not given budgetary control, "which are a factor in the needs of the child - parental involvement is very important"

A striking contrast is that in the United States, responsibility for young people and learning problems found in a department with a comprehensive, integrated and a single digit, the authority responsible for: Posny. OSERS cover special education and employment through research, respectively, the Office of Special Education Programs, Rehabilitation Services Administration and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation .

In the UK, disability issues are divided among several ministries. The Office of Disability "provides support and advice to public officials in the government," but lacks the size and profile Posny department. Parents seeking a diagnosis and support their children must travel agencies disparate health to education and social services.

Speech Queen reflects the piecemeal approach that offers progress in special education, but nothing on issues related to comprehensive reforms of social protection. Reductions in public sector finance, in turn, erode support for the most vulnerable in society.

Posny offer any criticism, but says the way the United States given responsibility for a department from the 1980s can "focus on results" as "people who have good life, which means "to return to paid work. "

However, he admits that the U.S. feels the same postcode lottery in the UK. The Kansas State may have only 10 annual calls of parents who question what the state considers "free appropriate education" for children with learning disabilities; Pennsylvania may have hundreds. I would not have that in common, "she said." Some parents would like us to offer more services. We provide free appropriate education - it does not mean that we must provide as much "

Posny thoughts of "appropriate education" are very interesting look at how to meet the needs of your child. His soft speech difficulties were evident by age three - "He spoke as if he had marbles in his mouth. "Reject the offer of its special primary education Posny developed its own" behavioral intervention plan ", including rewards for good behavior. The decision is based on the belief in inclusion Posny:" .. I thought I could do it myself I also wanted to remain in the general education classroom "

Posny son was never diagnosed with a condition, if she said it was probably a hyperactivity disorder attention deficit disorder. She explains: "It is the label that makes the difference is what the child needs to make a difference." Now 28, is an engineer.

Posny also oversees the administration of rehabilitation services, which administers grant programs to support people with disabilities in the workplace. Compare that to England, where, as noted in a recent National Autistic Society (NAS) of the survey, 35% of adults with autism say they are victims of harassment or discrimination at work, and 43% say left or lost a job because of his condition.

Belief Posny in school integration extends to the workplace: "The key is self-sufficiency, often in sheltered people do not earn enough money to live on their own. "He adds:

" In a sheltered workshop, is never exposed to the world and I'm not sure how to fulfill the task. " It suggests a chain of pharmacies in the U.S. as an example of a retailer that employs people with disabilities. Is not that a risk of tokenism, people being relegated to the length of the stacking and collecting shopping carts? She does not agree: "We're not only do the bagging." The key, he says, is to help businesses support employment of people with disabilities, which could be as simple as provide a different kind of president a person with a disability.

According to figures from 2011, more than 2 million disabled people in the U.S. have found employment through the vocational rehabilitation program in the last decade. It is his job threatened by the economic crisis and spending cuts? Posny said that while some discretionary grant programs were affected, the formula grants (linked to legislation) for children and youth with disabilities are not affected, and there is even some increase in funding. The U.S. government estimates that 2013 budget includes $ 463 million (£ 293m) for early intervention services, an increase of $ 20 million last year.

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Joplin tornado anniversary: town rebuilds but destruction is ever present

Barack Obama will address graduates of the Missouri City a year after a tornado destroyed the school mass

Tammy Niederhelman

thought nothing could be worse than nightmares. What could be more painful than a dream in which his 12-year-old son is screaming for help and you can not reach it?

A nightmare

based on reality. May 22, 2011 Niederhelman was at work in the Intensive Care Unit Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, by the end of the shift nurse when it was announced that a storm was brewing. I do not think much of it - these warnings were two a penny - but she called his son Zach and tells him to follow the routine: get into the tub and covered with pillows and wait

When the siren a second time, he called again. "He was real upset His voice trembled told me.".? Bubba, what is it "He said, 'Mom, I'm so scared It's very bad." ".

"Do not worry, it happens all the time," he said. "I'll be right back. I love you. "

last words.

few minutes after the tornado impressive, his world collapsed. While walking the institution was relatively intact, the nearby hospital of St. John was beaten and injured - that seemed to say zombies - began arriving in the ICU. The phones are down, and she was desperate to get home to see her son and her husband Tony, but how was going out with hundreds of wounded arriving?

took five hours to Niederhelman to join her husband - who was brought to hospital with serious head injuries after reviewing the front of the house when the tornado. It took five days for the couple was reunited with his son in one of the many makeshift morgue set up after the disaster.

The nightmares came night after night, month after month, as a recorder in a loop. Zach heard her crying and saying he is frightened, but she would not be able to join who need it most.

Then he calmed down. But what followed was, he says, certainly worse. "Now, I have dreams that he is here with me. Are so vivid and real. Then I wake up and realize he's gone."

Over the last 12 months Niederhelman has suffered these torments during the evening. The days are a little better. As readers work in their new home is a number of reminders of the death of her son everywhere: shovels, gnarled trees, piles of debris, vacant lots where homes like yours has already been

"You can not exceed a tornado. Everywhere you go you see. It's everywhere," he said.

later Monday, the memories will be even more intense, when Barack Obama arrives to address graduates of city high school students. Tuesday, the anniversary itself, thousands will march through the city following the path of the storm exactly a year ago.

The tornado touched down on the western fringe of 5:41 p.m. ET in Joplin soon became a EF5 - that is the most powerful. Then a slow brutal, cut a strip through the city which was six miles long and half a mile wide. You can still see the road today. Joplin seems to have been mowered grass, trees, houses, shops, schools shot instead of grass. A few minutes later, 161 people were killed, which is the deadliest tornado since records began in modern America.

"We are stronger and more united, and we will rebuild better than they were before the storm," said the city of Joplin, Mark Rohr.

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Ed Miliband demands end to 'snobbery' over vocational courses

Labour leader will criticize the education system in the speech, saying students who choose not to attend college are set aside to be

Britain should reject the "snobbery" that says the only way to social mobility through a college, Ed Miliband, will say on Monday.

In a speech to a conference of Sutton Trust, London, on the eve of the launch of the government's strategy of social mobility by Nick Clegg, leader of the Labour Party will attack a "narrow-mindedness ", which covers topics such as training of second class.

Miliband said. . "Social mobility should not be just about changing opportunities for children from poor families go to college what really matters

"But the debate has focused too must reject the snobbery that is the only path to social mobility through college -., As if there is only one path to success must have a better offer to young people who choose not to go to college. "

Labour leader will criticize the British system of education that is vocational subjects as second class and to criticize the government to lower slightly the value of an engineering degree one of five GCSEs.

Labour leader will be a balance between his criticism of those who frown on professional qualifications, saying that the opening of universities remains crucial to improving social mobility. "I know how much more is needed to open the closed circles of Great Britain not only to universities, but in journalism, law, finance -. And politics as

"There is much to do before everyone is truly equal opportunities to enter professions that were too close for many, for too long."

Miliband will make clear that Britain is facing a long term in improving social mobility. "The fight against social mobility is a big mountain to climb and the last Labour government has taken some important steps.
"But now, Britain is sliding backwards. This government seems to think we can leave those at the top make all the awards, I think we all fit and can otherwise be a day.

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Sometimes scientists have a duty to swap the pipette for the placard | Adam Smith | Talking science to power

With some notable exceptions, most scientists seem unwilling or unable to participate in the political process. Why?

earlier this week, more than 100 scientists have changed their lab coats at the funeral of jackets and marched through Westminster to mourn "the death of British science."

After carrying a coffin down Whitehall, the group delivered a petition to Number 10 and met with its members. They warned that if no changes are made to how to fund their research, the British science, but they all disappeared. The funeral marked the birth of a new pressure group, Science for the future.

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Tuesday was the latest in a series of political protests in the name of science. In the last general election, the author of science Michael Brooks was for Parliament in the riding held by Conservative MP David Tredinnick, who believes that the NHS should fund treatments that have not been tested scientifically, and as radionics homeopathy.

Usually, however, in favor of science are the manifestations of funding. In response to rumors of cuts in 2010, scientists have formed a group called Science is vital. They put on lab coats and headed for the parliament with banners with slogans like "No more Mr. Nice Guy".

But the protests are blunt instruments, organized by activists who are not familiar with the political process. "The average scientist does not like the way politics is done and therefore how they can influence it," said Jon Spiers, the previous policy and campaign manager at Cancer Research UK. "There is an attitude that policy may have just made. "

political science is based on input from many sources, scientific societies and academies (including the Royal Society and the Institute of Physics) to businesses and pressure groups (for example, the Campaign for science and engineering).

But just not enough people. Andrew Miller, Labour Lib Dem Julian Huppert may be on opposite sides of the House of Commons, but they share the same position on this point. "It's your job as a scientist to take responsibility for public participation," says Miller. "Part of it is certain that your local MP to understand what you are doing and the importance and potential of public benefits. "

Huppert So Miller and we hope to see more and more scientists in this two-way street, long before the use of flash mobs and financing of funeral protests.

Among scientists, however, no consensus on how to increase political commitment. Rees Kassen Canada biologist wrote that his fellow scientists can not communicate clearly enough for the democratic process. Yet he was writing short messages on Twitter, that the debate on science. Even the House of Commons science and technology committee is looking at Twitter and considering how they can participate in its deliberations (in the meantime you can follow @ xmalik Advisory Committee).

Some scientists are willing to participate in politics. Geneticist Dr. Douda Bensasson took part in the linkage system of the Royal Society, which associates each year at about 15 to 20 researchers with parliamentarians to imitate each other at work. The goal is for scientists to develop an appreciation of the political decision-making and for members to network with scientists who work. But this works only when the members are ready -. The regime has more scientists in the books that parliamentarians to establish links with

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continues to attract scientists to the parliament, in consultation when writing their reports on issues such as technologies with low carbon emissions and the impact of video games. Post also employs researchers who practice through a scholarship scheme, run in collaboration with scientific societies and charities to give doctoral students the opportunity to spend three months in Parliament.

This is exactly the kind of experience Beccy Cummings, PhD, studying biology at Liverpool Univesity, has sought since he heard a previous post, we talked in a race. "If it was not for this conference, I do not think I even know they existed message," she said. As the speaker reeled off some of the issues post paid, by climate change to genetic testing, Cummings made a after market would give it a foothold in the parliament. "It was more interesting than just sign petitions," she said.
But so far failed to win a scholarship, which can attract up to 80 candidates per program. Candidates with little experience in science communication can be a disadvantage, because the application required to write a short report to parliament on a scientific topic of their choice. The fact is that few young researchers had to do something like that. According to Cummings, the science is still seen as centered on the study and nothing else, a sentiment that is, when he will speak to students about the different ways a science degree can open.

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Why blight Indian women with our body fascism? | Barbara Ellen

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the latest victim of fascism in the body after childbirth

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, once called "the most beautiful woman in the world" by Julia Roberts, has caused outrage in India not to lose your baby weight fast enough. A website, Desimad.com, produces a characteristic that represents Bachchan, with sound effects of the elephant in the background. Many are booming which is a shame for women from India and must lead by example " such as Victoria Beckham, "the club.

When Bachchan giving birth? Seven months ago. What is your reason not to focus all their energies to "break the back in those pre-pregnancy jeans" because the language is? Bachchan says she just wants to "enjoy motherhood." What kind of excuse that c ' is? But it is not. Rather, it is a nod to the healthiest, before they become pregnant after in another field of torture for the modern woman.

People forget that this used to be the norm. The consequences of a pregnancy is a time when women were released from "being sexy" in the conventional manner. A sacred place where women could say the company lookist walking - they were

busy , okay? They had to concentrate on your baby.

Then came the concept of a Yummy Mummy. Suddenly, fascism introduced into the body experience postnatal, crouching between the cushions of the nipple and Pampers, like a cuckoo evil shouts. Women had to worry not only lose weight, but has also taken quite quickly. What had always been considered a dead calm, without the pressure of a marathon sprint turned into self-hatred. From now on, the ideal might look like, physically, no pregnancy has occurred - that our children were discovered by magic under the currant Slimming World or delivered by the stork Dukan

If further illustration is necessary, look at Carla Bruni, is losing out to his successor, Valérie Trierweiler, a recent public event. The photos showed Bruni, who gave birth eight months ago, looked a little heavier than a working model, but on the whole aspect of it could not be raised or smooth razzed. I had to "I

busy

, okay?" The new mom is going. This does not prevent it from being described as "sloppy" in its "disproportionate suit."

But we are about to die in the west, probably expect us to behave this way. So when they begin to reach India? I do not pretend to be an expert in social customs, but can not remember which is full of size zero or "thinspirations". Maybe I'm wrong, but I always thought that Indian culture and mocked Western hysteria about body image. Of course, looking at the list of "Indian beauties conquer the world" (Zeenat Aman, Lara Dutta, Sushmita Sen), protruding ribs and clavicles does not seem to abound.

Regarding attacks against Bachchan, a terrible thought occurs, have that exported this sub-continent of the poor Fairy West, limping on with your gift institutionalized fascism of the body? It's pretty depressing to see that the West sideswipes delight in women who do not lose the baby weight fast enough, but the fact that he went international, all the way from India, is guilt. "As Victoria Beckham", you say? This means that the fascism of the body could be one of the most successful exports to the West. Well we do!

Perhaps we can learn from what happened with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Maybe it's time to try to return to the days when women took a little time while adapting to motherhood. Only freedom for pasting into a gown, upper back and relax, without the world shouting, "Shame on the strange and terrible beast!" Weight Watchers or hitting them with brochures and boxes of Alli .

As terrible pressure to "get back into those pre-pregnancy jeans!" - It might be best to just write the first quarter

Well, Denise, we know what was wrong ...

CHMD Another example is when Heather Mills cried on GMTV sofa was treated "worse than a pedophile or a murderer." Again, as far as Mills was reviled, he did not happen. Pedophiles and murderers can expect to be enclosed in high-security rooms, sometimes for life, first with "Nonce" written on his forehead on the dashboard. To my knowledge, the mills has not been treated "worse" than that.

To some extent, perhaps we should sympathize - when modern fame turns sour, is as fun as a public colonoscopy every day. It is also nice to see a little imagination thrown into celebrities whinge over of-the-mill. However, too CHMD (eg, the sudden appearance of bin Laden) and the message is fatally weakened. What they really mean is that you feel angry and criticized. Which sounds very unpleasant, but rising power does not help.

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. The parliamentarians expressed "deep concern" about the likely impact of Westminster £ 2.5 billion in reductions to benefit the most vulnerable people in Scotland, as the left foot forward blog. It is reported that the committee Holyrood welfare reform should support the provision of well-being of the Scottish Executive (Additional Provision) (Scotland) Bill which seeks to limit the potential impact of widespread reform legislation Welfare of the United Kingdom of poor and vulnerable people in Scotland.

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have an impact on the work of the NHS, and predicted that there will be many more to come. Corrigan wrote:

Increasing the threshold for free care and the rising price inevitably means that some seniors who have taken care of will not go.

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in the NHS is that older people who relied on these services are also some of the main customers of the NHS. This demographic group has to use a large number of NHS services and sometimes spend time in hospital with hospital care. The decision that the hospital does its rejection depends on the level of care available in the country and some of the attention is gone. People will stay longer in hospital than they would.

. a statesman New Blog by George Chesterton, which indicates the value of the NHS and the BBC is immeasurable, and said:

Sometimes it seems as if the conservative forces of the free market are out to get the NHS and the BBC, precisely because their true worth can not be expressed in a spreadsheet. They are the unfinished reforms Thatcher. It's like it's not only that the government wants to dismantle the NHS for the benefit of health care companies and speculation the BBC for their media mogul friends, but you can not bear the thought of people who contribute to a common fund for the benefit of all. In fact, get up the nose of Boris Johnson, who called a Conservative general manager this week, Andrew Lansley, who has fewer friends in public health that the superbug MRSA, see people "lose" your money stations radio and another dark heart op

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the NHS and the BBC is to introduce and promote political trope slippery and apparently useless -. the public good. What makes it even easier for your opponents. That the Mayor of London, not exactly unused by friends in the media, believes he has the right to interfere in the affairs of the BBC shows the danger is the thumb, after nurses and doctors labeled as The communist health secretary this week may actually accuse the Royal College of Nursing to lie about job losses once again demonstrates how the opposition SNS Privatisation is presented as economically and ideologically wrong. So in both cases, the struggle to save the head and the heart of the nation must not only rely on facts and figures, but the summary. Share, redistribution, pluralism, protection of resources less and less able to serve - they have no value because it can not be represented statistically. The issue goes far beyond assessments of Eastenders and the rate of Radio 3, or cure of cancer and wait times for hip replacements.

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Cannes opens with Wes Anderson's 'charming evocation of childhood'

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Sunrise is the first of 22 films competing for the Palme d'Or, none of which was made by the directors of the women

The Cannes Film Festival began its issue No. 65, as usual, with a Hollywood blockbuster, or the latest in 3D animation, but with a sweet and charming, the evocation of childhood, sometimes dark by the American director Wes Anderson Independent - whose own childhood provided some materials for this look wrong in the first innocent love

As a child, the director of Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, he said, he found a brochure entitled Making children face many problems in the refrigerator. "I was not the only child in the house, but I knew that the child with many problems. If my brothers had found did not look at themselves. "The pamphlet appeared in the United Sunrise in the hands of 12 years, Suzy, making a bid for freedom from the family home armed with a suitcase full book of short stories and a couple of leftists scissors.

More than that, the film, an adventure for children young woman shaped, cut through the disappointments and tedium of adult life, using "the memory of what I wanted which is come, and the memory of the emotion of falling in love as a child, which is something that has never left me, and I hope that people share, "said Anderson.

The story is set in a rock, pine emphasizes sparsely populated island off the coast of New England in 1965. There are no roads and only a policeman in this idyllic island (in a clever casting the lone cop played by Bruce Willis movie, Hardman, who, as co-stars Bill Murray said, it's time "have their time Die Hard"). Things go wrong when Sam, a child camping with a group of Scouts, has been missing. The same goes for Susan, the daughter of local family of Bishops (played by Murray and Frances McDormand).

Lever was the first film to screen in competition for the Palme in 2012. Another 21 are coming in the next two weeks. It's a good year for European Cannes favorite authors: only British hope of Ken Loach, Michael Haneke and Cristian Mungiu are in the race, with David Cronenberg and Abbas Kiarostami. Stars like Nicole Kidman, Brad Pitt, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will tread the red carpet.

But on a sour note has been battered by the fact that no woman in the alignment of the competition. According to the British director Andrea Arnold, whose films Red Road and Fishbowl has been exhibited in previous festivals, and sat on the jury for this year: "It's a shame, because women are half the population and voice have to say about the world that would be good for us all to hear. "

But he added:. "I hate when my film was selected because I was a woman who just want my film to be selected for the right reasons, not out of charity, because I was a woman."
juror, the actor, Diane Kruger, added: "Last year I came here with a film directed by a woman who won a prize, I get women are printing welcome here. "He was referring to Lily Fabienne Berthaud, sometimes, which was screened at the Festival Fortnight sidebar. Competition last year featured four films Home by women, including British director Lynne Ramsay.

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