Expanded Core Curriculum Advocacy

Expanded Core Curriculum Forum

Welcome to ECCadvocacy.org, a joint web site of the American Foundation for the Blind and Perkins School for the Blind, dedicated to ensuring that children who are blind, visually impaired, and deafblind have access to equal and appropriate education through the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC).

ECCadvocacy.org is a grassroots forum and a central resource and gateway to more information about the Expanded Core Curriculum, a curriculum that provides students with the foundational skills they need to access the core curriculum and achieve independence throughout their lives. We advocate for inclusion of the ECC as an integral part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) scheduled for re-authorization in 2011.

Whether you are a parent, teacher, administrator, or just someone concerned with providing effective education to all children, we invite you to join our community.

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• What's in a name? - 3 threads
  So many groups use the term "expanded core" to mean different things that communication about the issue is difficult. Should we change the terminology before we try to change the mind of Congress?
  
• Instruction - 5 threads
  How can you incorporate ECC into the school day? How do you find the time for ECC?
  
• Advocacy - 1 thread
  How can we support the inclusion of the ECC as an integral part of a re-authorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
  
• IEPs - 4 threads
  How have you incorporated the Expanded Core Curriculum into your students' Individualized Education Programs?
  
• State standards - 1 thread
  In the United States, each state assumes responsibility for minimum standards for high school graduation, so there are many versions of the core curriculum. The same is true for the expanded core curriculum. How do the states' guidelines and standards differ?
  
• Success stories - 1 thread
  Share your hard-earned triumphs here!