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Hi Everybody, I've posted the LPCE questions here on the forum site, so that all who are interested in applying for a scholarship to attend the conference can prepare and reflect upon the questions. If you'd like you can start to answer them in a document form, then cut & paste into the offical application link when it is up

Hi Everybody,

I was thinking of starting to build an LPCE Library Link Resource. I moved it over to the blog because I notice in the forum section one cannot hyperlink. So, here are a couple links I found interesting. Please feel free to add to the LPCE Library Links. Once we've built up more of a library I will categorize them by topic.

IMB Equips Computer Science Students with Skills to Make Software More Accessible for Disabled Users:

Hi Everybody,

I won't be able to post as much for a while because I will be working more in addition to my teaching job. I've been trying to save up to try and go back to school to finish my PhD. I'll be able to post more over summer time. So, as always please feel free to add as much as you want to the forum. If you see an interesting article on special education/gifted education please include it if you have time. Thank you kindly.

Also, the applications for LPCE will be open

Hi Everybody,

Check out the following video by Autism Speaks with Five for Fighting singing A World Where...

http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/213154

Also, there are more videos on autism here:

http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos

Best Wishes,

Mechelle : )

Here's some accessiblity resources from Apple: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

Also, check out the Quick Time closed captioning feature: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/hearing/index.html#quicktime

Have a great day!

Cheers,

Mechelle : )

Included in the umbrella of special education are gifted students as well. Gifted students, particularly highly gifted (i.e. >130 IQ) especially have unique learning needs. Furthermore, very often the higher the IQ, the more likely the student will be labled with a disability (i.e. twice exceptional). With that, they often will mask each other. Therefore, teachers need to have an astute eye to recognize thes

The purpose of the SC07 Learning & Physical Challenges Education (LPCE) program is to empower Learning & Physical Challenges (LPC) grades 7 - 16 faculty/educators, special education professionals, and students to apply computational science across a variety of content areas in classrooms.

Why engage Learning & Physical Challenges Education institutions? It is because LPCE students frequently show combinations of the traits that provide innovations and insight — attributes