Education

Share this on:
photo of a young student on a laptop

Disability Law Colorado helps ensure that children with disabilities get a free, appropriate public education as Congress intended.

IDEA

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states that all children can go to school and have a fair chance to learn.

Children with disabilities have the right to go to school with their neighbors and sit in the classroom together. They can join school clubs, go on field trips, attend school plays, and go to school sports events. Children are not separated because they have a disability.

Restraint and Seclusion

Children with disabilities cannot live up to their potential if their classroom is a place of fear and violence. In 2006, in response to an increase in complaints by parents and teachers, our Special Education staff launched a targeted initiative to reduce the use of restraint and seclusion of students with disabilities as a disciplinary measure.

SURVEY: Threat/Risk Assessments

Disability Law Colorado is currently collecting data regarding the use of threat/risk assessments in schools.  Please help us with our data collection by completing our survey.

SURVEY: Extended School Year (ESY) Services

Disability Law Colorado is currently collecting data regarding the use of threat/risk assessments in schools.  Please help us with our data collection by completing our survey.

 

Learn more about our work

 

Success Stories

Special Ed Teacher Stops Taping Student to Wheelchair

Disability Law Colorado received a phone call about a student with disabilities being duct taped to his wheelchair by a teacher. We investigated the...

Deaf Students Get Degrees After All

Two students who are deaf were pursuing degrees in special education. The college intended not to recommend them for licensure because they were deaf.

More Success Stories

Related Resources

Assistive Technology Fact Sheet

Assistive technology (AT) is defined by the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 as “any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabiliti

Basics of Special Education - Fact Sheet

There are three important laws that affect special education:

Least Restrictive Environment Fact Sheet

The Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) in special education supports the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and begins with the idea that students with disabilities should attend the school in their neighborhood and be integrated, to the maximu

Free, Appropriate Public Education

A Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for students with disabilities is one of the key provisions of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 

10 Tips for Parents to Improve IEP Meetings

Do you dread the IEP meetings with your child's school? If you carefully review the IEP and prepare your notes, bring someone you trust with you and follow the other tips in this document, you can help ensure that the meeting and individualized program will benefit your child. 

8 Tips for Planning and Chairing an IEP Meeting

Are you in charge of planning and chairing IEP meetings with parents? See these 8 tips to avoid stormy meetings and help everything run smoothly. Download PDF

Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and protects persons with disabilities and people with whom they associate or have a relationship.

Physical Restraint and Seclusion

Five Questions to ask when dealing with Physical Restraint/Seclusion

Access to Ink Print Materials for Blind

The Audio Information Network of Colorado (AINC) is in its 25th year of serving Colorado residents.  AINC’s mission is to provide audio access to ink print materials not otherwise available to Colorado’s blind, visually impaired, and print disabled residents.  Programming for students includes ch

Accommodating Children with Allergies in School

Is a food allergy considered a disability? The answer is, it depends. 

Use of Restraints in Schools

This fact sheet clarifies the use of restraints in school with children with disabilities. It addresses questions such as:

Seclusion and Restraint in Aurora Public Schools

This is a public report of an investigation into the improper use of restraint and/or seclusion of students with disabilities at Kenton and Lansing elementary schools in Aurora, Colorado.

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Statewide Family Network Program Effective October 1, 2013, the CO Federation was awarded a 3 year Statewide Family Network Program grant by the U.S Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration (SAMHSA).