Developmental and Cognitive Disabilities
Criteria Resources Links Contact
Developmental Cognitive Disabilities (DCD) means a condition resulting in significantly below average intellectual functioning and concurrent deficits in adaptive behavior that adversely affects educational performance and requires special education and related services. DCD does not include conditions primarily due to a sensory or physical impairment, traumatic brain injury, autism spectrum disorders, severe multiple impairments, cultural influences, or inconsistent educational programming.
The SW/WC Service Cooperative added the position of Consultant for Severely Multiply Impaired (SMI) to its Low Incidence Project during the 2005-2006 school year. The SMI consultant is available to assist school districts in regions 6 & 8 with the DCD population.
Developmental Cognitive
Disabilities (DCD) Criteria
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/3525/1333.html
Severely Multiply Impaired
(SMI) Criteria
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/3525/1339.html
Developmental Cognitive
Disabilities (DCD) Manual
http://children.state.mn.us/mde/static/001499.pdf
Minnesota
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.mncdd.org/
ISeek –
Career planning
http://www.iseek.org/sv/index.jsp
National
Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/index.html
Free Tools
And Resources To Help School Staff And Parents To Promote Positive
Classroom Behaviors
http://www.interventioncentral.com
Directory
of Down Syndrome Websites
http://www.downsyndrome.com/
Directory
of Down Syndrome Websites
http://www.downsyndrome.com/
The
American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
http://www.aamr.org
The Arc of
the United States
http://www.thearc.org
Regional Contact:
Tammy Stahl
Regional
Consultant for Severely Multiply Impaired
SW/WC
Service Cooperatives
1420
East College Dr.
Marshall,
MN 56258
Phone:
507/537-2291
Cell:
507/215-2013
Email:
tammy.stahl@swsc.org
State
Contact:
Marcia Holman
Statewide
DCD/SMI Specialist
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities/Severely Multiply Impaired
Metro
ECSU
4001
Stinson Blvd NE #210
Minneapolis,
MN 55421
Phone:
612-638-1555
Fax:
612-706-0811
Email:
mlholman@int287.k12.mn.us
Jan Manchester
MDE
Categorical Disabilities Specialist
MN
Department of Education
1500
Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone:
651-582-8341
Fax:
651-582-8729
Email: jan.manchester@state.mn.us
State DAPE Contact:
Bruce
Suneson
DAPE
Consultant
Metro
ECSU
4001
Stinson Blvd. NE, Suite 304
Minneapolis,
MN 55421
Phone:
612.638.1538
Fax:
612.638.1548
Email:
bsuneson@ecsu.k12.mn.us
