children with disabilities

Getting the Most Out of the Least Restrictive Environment

Ability Law Blog Post
  Brenda tossed her parent folder on to the kitchen table and then slid into the sofa, pleased but exhausted. She had just...

Discipline and Disability: Determining When a Child’s...

Ability Law Blog Post
  As a parent, Maria had a long rope but she was quickly nearing the end of it. The principal had just called and asked her to...

Sticks and Stones can Break Your Bones But Words can Break...

Ability Law Blog Post
Jeremy was in tears and Brenda's temperature had reached the boiling point. Jeremy was in 7th Grade and used a wheelchair....

New York Gets IDEA Burden of Proof Right

Ability Law Blog Post
In Schaeffer v. Weast the U.S. Supreme Court placed the burden of proof in special education cases on the side challenging the...

"Natural Environment" Under Part C Includes...

Ability Law Blog Post
Part C of the IDEA provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities. Under Part C infants and...

Opening the School Door to Section 504

Ability Law Blog Post
Brenda should have been excited. Her daughter Jessica would be starting kindergarten this fall. Jessica was smart as a whip and...

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