Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Clears Congress, Awaits...
Ability Law Blog Post
Last week the ADA Amendments Act passed the Senate and today it has passed the House of Representatives. President Bush is...
Senate Passes ADA Restoration Act
Ability Law Blog Post
Yesterday afternoon the US Senate passed, by unanimous consent, S. 3406 The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 also known as the ADA...
Section 504, School Field Trips, and Students with...
Ability Law Blog Post
In a previous post, Opening the School Door to Section 504, I discussed the Section 504 and ADA requirements to provide services...
Moving On: The IDEA and Summary of Performance for Students...
Ability Law Blog Post
Generally, the IDEA requires that once a school district determines that a student has a disability, the district must...
Protection from Retaliation
Ability Law Blog Post
Sometimes individuals are intimidated or harassed because they are trying to enforce or help others to enforce the right...
Denying Qualified Students with Disabilities Access to...
Ability Law Blog Post
Apparently, some schools or school districts have refused to allow qualified students with disabilities the opportunity to...
Supporting Students with Disabilities After High School:...
Ability Law Blog Post
While in preschool, elementary and high school children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education...
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....
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...
