Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families by developing and disseminating essential skills, knowledge, and values through research, teaching, and service.
 |
 |
 |
Please welcome our 2018 new faculty member! |
Clinical Instructor |
Current Grant Funding
For other funding and scholarship opportunities, see COST above.
|
Sensory Impairments
|
Bachelor’s Programs
(with licensure)
• Severe Disabilities
• Visual Impairments
• Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Preschool Special Education & Early Intervention
Master’s Programs
(with or without licensure)
• Severe Disabilities
• Visual Impairments
• Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Preschool Special Education & Early Intervention
• Deafblind
• BCBA
Graduate Non-Degree Seeking Options
• Severe Disabilities
• Visual Impairments
• Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Preschool Special Education & Early Intervention
• Deafblind
• BCBA
 |
 |
What Special Education is all about at the University of Utah
 Department of Special Education |
 Sensory Impairment Programs |
What's Happening in SPED
Peer Partners in the Elementary Art Classroom Lead to Growth for Students With and
Without Disabilities
Jonathan Hale was teaching art at both Jordan Valley School, a school for students with severe and multiple disabilities, and Sprucewood Elementary School in Utah’s Canyons School District when he had an idea—what if he brought students
from Jordan Valley into the art classroom at Sprucewood to work in grade level peer
pairs? Hale, an art specialist in the Canyons School District, was well qualified
to launch such a program given his certification in special education and experience
as an art therapist. With two years of his peer partner program now complete, Hale
and his research partners at the University of Utah have found that the art classroom
can lend itself to improved socialization for students both with and without disabilities. Read More >>
SPED Alumnus, Mickey Ibarra, receives Mexico's highest honor - the Ohtli Award.
For Mickey Ibarra, advocacy has always been a way of life. That lifetime of advocacy has earned Ibarra the highest honor bestowed by the Government of Mexico — the Ohtli Award — in recognition of his contributions to the well-being, prosperity and empowerment of Latino communities in the U.S. Read more about Mickey >>
GRADUATE HIGHLIGHT
Kristin Kladis
PhD May 2018
"When I started the PhD program in the Special Education Department through the College
of Education, I had no idea how this experience would positively impact my life both
professionally and personally. This experience has allowed me to grow professionally
and has opened many doors for me. My favorite part of my graduate program has been
the collaboration with Special Education faculty at the University of Utah and across
the country. I value the priceless opportunity to learn from leaders in the field
of special education."
Published Study
Use of a Creative Dance Intervention Package to Increase Social Engagement and Play
Complexity of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The study, published in the June edition of Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, examined methods for increasing the quality of play of three preschool-aged children with autism who were in classes primarily comprised of children without disabilities. Therefore, the interventions chosen for the study were ones that all children in the preschool classrooms could enjoy without singling out the children with autism.
SAVE THE DATE!!
The Utah Council for Exceptional Children
2019 Annual Teacher Conference
|
|
GROWING POSSIBILITY
|
 |
AND |
 |