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"The Science of Educating Special Needs Children" Capitol Hill Briefing, Washington, D.C.
September 9, 2015
The increase in diagnoses of children with special needs has presented unique challenges in their education and development. What are leading scientists working on to confront these challenges? Join the discussion and listen to three leading experts in the field discuss their work on educating children with special needs.
Speakers:
Damien Fair, PA-C, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychiatry at the Oregon Health & Science University
Martha Denckla, M.D., Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of Developmental Cognitive Neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute
Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D., Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
Remarks: The Honorable Chaka Fattah, D-PA
Moderator: Sean Gallagher, AAAS
Neuroscience briefings are hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in conjunction with Rep. Chaka Fattah, and through the support of the Dana Foundation.
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"The Science of Educating Special Needs Children" Capitol Hill Briefing, Washington, D.C.
September 9, 2015
The increase in diagnoses of children with special needs has presented unique challenges in their education and development. What are leading scientists working on to confront these challenges? Join the discussion and listen to three leading experts in the field discuss their work on educating children with special needs.
Speakers:
Damien Fair, PA-C, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychiatry at the Oregon Health & Science University
Martha Denckla, M.D., Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of Developmental Cognitive Neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute
Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D., Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
Remarks: The Honorable Chaka Fattah, D-PA
Moderator: Sean Gallagher, AAAS
Neuroscience briefings are hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in conjunction with Rep. Chaka Fattah, and through the support of the Dana Foundation.
Connect with us!
Website: dana.org
Facebook: facebook.com/danafoundation
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/danafoundation.bsky.social
Instagram: instagram.com/danafoundation
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-dana-foundation
