Billions in Funding Allocated to Schools Nationwide to Help Students with Disabilities
More than $3 billion in funding is set to be dispersed to schools around the country to meet the needs of students with disabilities after the fallout from COVID-19. Some of the funding will be used to support:Special Education programs for students between 3- and 21-years-oldPreschool offerings, specifically for infants and toddlers with disabilities
Make Your Voice Heard During Rare Disease Week
Rare Disease Week will take place July 14, 2021 – July 22, 2021 and it’s a chance to make your voice heard! EveryLife Foundation will be leading Rare Disease Week, which educates those of the rare disease community on federal legislative issues, meet other advocates, and share their unique stories with legislators. If you are...
Soleno Therapeutics Provides Update on DCCR for the Treatment of PWS
FDA agrees to review additional data to determine adequacy for submission of NDA Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. provided an update on Tuesday, July 7, 2021 following a recent interaction with the FDA regarding the development of DCCR, a potential treatment for PWS. According to Soleno Therapeutics, on July 2, 2021 they received news from The FDA,...
FDA Grants Priority Review for Levo Therapeutics’ New Drug Application for LV-101 (Intranasal Carbetocin) for the Treatment of Prader-Willi Syndrome
Read Levo Therapeutic, Inc.’s Full Article HERE. CHICAGO, IL, July 6, 2021 (Newswire.com) – Levo Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to using genetic insights to advance treatments for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and related disorders, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for review and...
Jennifer Bolander has been serving as a Special Education Specialist for PWSA (USA) since October of 2015. She is a graduate of John Carroll University and lives in Ohio with her husband Brad and daughters Kate (17), and Sophia (13) who was born with PWS.
Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on various aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education. He writes a regular column for NAESP’s Principal magazine and NASP’s Communiqué newsletter, and he did so previously for Phi Delta Kappan and Teaching Exceptional Children.
Evan has worked with the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) since 2007 primarily as a Crisis Intervention and Family Support Counselor. Evans works with parents and schools to foster strong collaborative relationships and appropriate educational environments for students with PWS.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated from Duquesne University receiving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Program (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Children’s Hospital in Denver supporting families and school districts around the United States with their child’s Individual Educational Plan.
Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired.