Editor’s note: This post contains snippets about stories, resources, and observations that the SET authors didn’t quite develop into full-blown posts over the past week. I’m hoping we can catch up with our in-boxes, but we didn’t want you, Dear Readers, to miss them. Some of them may later appear as a part (or parcel) of a full-blown post.—JohnL
Linda Diamond, of Linda Diamond Educator, posted a thoughtful rundown of recommendations for making multi-tiered systems of support work for students (and that includes students with disabilities) and solutions. Read “MTSS at the Crossroads” for valuable guidance.
Over on SBSK, Chris Ulmer has a video of two children, Ella and Sky who both have Rett syndrome and are “best friends.” As he filmed “Nonspeaking Best Friends with the Same Rare Syndrome (Rett),” the two girls, their two sets of parents explained about the syndrome and each girl’s unique characteristics.
Michelle Diament of Disability Scoop published a story 21 September 2026 about a new program called Systems for Phenotypic Evaluation, Clinical Trajectories, Response, and Agency being introduced by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Read it at “New Autism Research Initiative Aims To Speed Diagnosis, Personalize Care.”
In addition to its usual content about developmental disabilities, the Conn Sense Bulletin for September 2026 had notes about free Ray-Ban AI glasses for blind veterans (originally from Blinded Veterans Association). See BVA’s “Free Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses For Every Blind Veteran in America” for more and then be sure to read the Conn Sense Report for many additional nuggets.
Over on Ed Week for 18 September 2026, Mark Liberman reported that jurists had ruled that US Education actions thwarting distribution of research money and cancelling teacher education grants were unlawful, and these rulings may affect special education projects. See Mr.. Liberman’s article, “Trump’s Education Funding Maneuvers Were Illegal, Judges Rule: Judges ruled in suits about teacher-training grant cancellations and withheld education research money ”
Jack McElaney posted for Accessibility in the News this week, even though he hadn’t planned to do so. His notes about “Accessibility Works Best When Disabled People Help Design It” are the usual mix: Rich and filling.