Americans with Disabilities Act

Charter School Violated 504 by Requiring Student with...

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In Academy of Waterford (MI) 112 LRP 15747 (OCR 2011) the staff at Academy of Waterford, a public charter school in Michigan,...

Homebound Student May Use 504 and the ADA to Challenge...

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 In Mowry v. Logan County Board of Education, 58 IDELR 192 (S.D. W. Va. 2012), a West Virginia high school student who was placed...

Justice Department Settles Complaints with Health Care...

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The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced last Friday that it has settled two complaints involving claims that health care...

Florida Department of Education Required to Pay for...

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In Seminole County (FL) School District, 58 IDELR 113 (OCR 2011), the parents of a 5th grade student with cerebral palsy and a...

OCR Rules School District Violated 504 by Isolating Special...

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The Office for Civil Rights found  that a Tennessee school district violated Section 504 when it placed 14 middle schoolers with...

President Obama issues a Proclamation Celebrating the...

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  Today is the twenty first annivesary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. President Obama issued the...

School Should Have Been Proactive to Protect Student with...

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The Office for Civil Rights determined that the fact that a student with cognitive disabilities never actually filed a  written...

Schools Must Proactively Provide Evaluations Under Section...

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A school district in Alabama violated Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act because it failed to...

Celebrating 35 Years of the IDEA:The U.S. Department of...

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     The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was originally passed in 1975.

DOJ Posts Frequently Asked Questions about Filing an ADA...

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     The Department of Justice recently posted on its website a customer friendly guide called Frequently Asked Questions about...

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