Fwd: Obama Special Ed Chief Calls It Quits, Nike Urged To Produce Disability Shoe Line, and More News

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Begin forwarded message:Subject: Obama Special Ed Chief Calls It Quits, Nike Urged To Produce Disability Shoe Line, and More NewsDate: August 10, 2012 11:09:27 AM PDTTo: valerieslist@...Having trouble viewing this email? Click here for the Web version.» Your Ad HereE-Mail News | Friday, August 10, 2012Hiring? Post on Disability Scoop JobsDisability Scoop Jobs -- our new site for professionals serving those with developmental disabilities -- is the place to find special educators, nonprofit executives, behavior analysts and more. Click here to get started!Latest Headlines from DisabilityScoop.comObama Special Education Chief Calls It QuitsThe nation's top special education official is leaving the Obama administration for a job in the private sector.Nike Asked To Make Special Needs ShoesAn open letter asking the CEO of Nike to create shoes that are better suited for people with disabilities is going viral.After Uproar, Girl With Disability To Receive TransplantA girl with intellectual disability who was reportedly denied a kidney transplant earlier this year because she's "mentally retarded" will be receiving a new organ after all.Kids With Disabilities Suspended Nearly Twice As MuchStudents with disabilities are being suspended from school at about twice the rate of their typically developing peers, with odds soaring even higher depending on the child's race.State Grants Teen With Down Syndrome Sports WaiverA 19-year-old with Down syndrome whose plight to play high school sports made national news will be allowed to compete after being granted a waiver.Disability Scoop Jobs» Program Manager | The Arc | Washington, DC» Search Hundreds of Jobs» Employers: Post a JobMost Popular This Week» Autism Group Calls For End To 'Infighting'» Pets May Offer Big Gains For Kids With Autism» Feds: Transition Services In Need Of Improvement» States Struggle To Meet Special Education Goals» Voting Rights For People With Disabilities QuestionedRecent E-Mail News Issues» Tuesday, August 7, 2012» Friday, August 3, 2012» Tuesday, July 31, 2012AdvertiseWant to reach the most engaged audience in the special needs community? Look no further than Disability Scoop — the nation's premier source for developmental disability news.Click here for information about advertising with Disability Scoop.» Your Ad HereFounded in 2008, Disability Scoop is the nation's premier source for developmental disability news. With daily coverage of autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and more, no other news source offers a more timely and comprehensive take on the issues that matter to the developmental disability community. Learn more atwww.disabilityscoop.com.Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe.Copyright © 2012 Disability Scoop, LLC. All Rights Reserved. | Disability Scoop, LLC, 611 N. 3rd St., Memphis, TN 38107