{"id":21289,"date":"2021-05-09T22:48:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T01:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=21289"},"modified":"2021-05-09T22:48:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T01:48:44","slug":"province-reaching-out-to-students-with-disabilities-on-supports-needed-for-online-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=21289","title":{"rendered":"Province reaching out to students with disabilities on supports needed for online learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HALIFAX:<\/strong> Parents\u2014and teachers\u2014have been left wondering what the province is going to be doing for those with profound disabilities who can\u2019t do online learning, especially with the extension of that until the end of May at the very least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the May 7 COVID-19 press briefing, Premier Iain Rankin passed off an answer to The Laker News\u2019 question saying he would get it to the Minister of Education Derek Mombourquette for an answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere needs to be an adaptation plan for those that require special supports,\u201d said Rankin. \u201cI don\u2019t have the specifics in front of me. I\u2019ll definitely get it to the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VIDEO from the COVID-19 briefing. The question was asked at the :55 second mark<\/strong>. <em>Video edited by Dagley Media.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pat Healey from The Laker News on the NS COVID-19 Update (05-07-2021)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ERquRpxnkDg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He said he wasn\u2019t sure of the exact protocol and how it was being followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short time after the briefing, Rankin\u2019s Director of Communications Jane Taber sent the following to The Laker News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEducational assistants, child youth worker practitioners, and SchoolsPlus are reaching out to students with identified needs to see how they can be better supported,\u201d Taber said in an email \u201cIn addition, some teachers \u2013 and we do have wonderful teachers here in the province \u2013 are reaching out to parents and students to ensure they are supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs always, the department is continuing to look at what more and how it can support students with identified needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is such a tough time and so we thank parents for working with these staff and working hard to support their kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A link for post-secondary, which might be helpful, was also included: <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/news\/release\/?id=20210316008\">https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/news\/release\/?id=20210316008<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;] HALIFAX: Parents\u2014and teachers\u2014have been left wondering what the province is going to be doing for those with profound disabilities who can\u2019t do online learning, especially with the extension of that until the end of May at the very least. 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