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Education Week reporter Christina A. Samuels tracks news and trends of interest to the special education community, including administrators, teachers, and parents. Former Education Week special education reporter Lisa Fine is guest-blogging while Christina is on leave for the 2009-10 academic year.

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Beyond Access

University of Virginia professor and friend-of-the-blog John Wills Lloyd has a thoughtful entry on his own blog about the difference between pursuing "access" for people with disabilities, as opposed to "success." He explains it would be a "cruel irony" if the focus on access for students with disabilities -- for example, "talking books" or use of scribes -- overshadowed the pursuit of genuine academic achievement for students in special education.


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