SASSNA in Action

Taal (Rhythm): A Dance Program for Mentally-Diverse Youth (Session Two)

Taal (Rhythm): A Dance Program for Mentally-Diverse Youth (Session Two)

Taal, which translates to "rhythm" in English, is a series of no-cost, recreational and educational dance classes designed with the mentally-diverse student in mind.

Photos and Videos from First Series of Taal (Rhythm) Dance Program

Photos and Videos from First Series of Taal (Rhythm) Dance Program

Over a period of eight weeks, in the first series of classes, students had fun learning dance routines in a variety of styles.

Taal (Rhythm): A Dance Program for Mentally-Diverse Youth

Taal (Rhythm): A Dance Program for Mentally-Diverse Youth

Taal, which translates to "rhythm" in English, is a series of no-cost, recreational and educational dance classes designed with the mentally-diverse student in mind.

Teaching Autistic Students Cheat Sheet

Teaching Autistic Students Cheat Sheet

Our "Teaching Autistic Students Cheat Sheet" is a concise list of research-backed teaching methods that can be viewed and shared electronically, or printed out. The document can be used by anyone - parents, educators, therapists, other service providers - to quickly gain a core set of methods for teaching autistic students.

An Overview of Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) in the Special Education Process

An Overview of Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) in the Special Education Process

IEEs are a tool provided for by federal law that allow parents to pursue assessments of a child that are performed by assessors independent of the school system, if parents believe that the assessments performed by a school are inappropriate or problematic.

Petition to Arrest Sacramento County Child Protective Services Social Worker Isidro Ruiz

Petition to Arrest Sacramento County Child Protective Services Social Worker Isidro Ruiz

Please take a brief moment to sign this petition and share it with others, particularly those that reside within Sacramento County: http://www.change.org/p/scott-r-jones-arrest-sacramento-county-child-protective-services-social-worker-isidro-ruiz.

SASSNA and School Board Candidates Discuss Education on KFBK Radio

This Wednesday, October 29th, from 7:00PM to 8:00PM, SASSNA chief executive officer Dave Gaines and the five candidates for the San Juan Unified School District school board will be appearing live on Sacramento radio station KFBK's Pat Walsh Show for a discussion about education.

Child Protective Services Take Autistic Teens After Regional Center Fails Them

Child Protective Services Take Autistic Teens After Regional Center Fails Them

So after the government failed the kids and families, the government takes custody of the kids as a solution. Really?

Parents and Students from San Juan Unified School District Wanted

SASSNA is going to have the opportunity to spend some time with Michael Alcalay, a candidate for San Juan Unified School District board. We'd like to have a few parents and students from the district participate in talking to/interviewing Mr. Alcalay.