children with disabilities
OCR Updates Information Regarding 504 and the Rights of...
Ability Law Blog Post
Last fall the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act was passed and signed into law (please see my post President Signs...
The IDEA and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009
Ability Law Blog Post
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 (ARRA) provides significant new funding for services for children with...
Discipline and Disability: Determining When a Child's...
Ability Law Blog Post
Readers I originally posted this article in October 2007. I have added some additional content and links to the IDEA...
NDRN Releases Shocking Report on Seclusion and Restraint in...
Ability Law Blog Post
Today, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) issued School is Not Supposed to Hurt, a disturbing national report on...
NDRN to Issue Report on Seclusion and Restraint in Schools
Ability Law Blog Post
On Tuesday January 13th the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) will conduct a media briefing and will release a...
New IDEA Rules Clarify Parents' Right to Revoke...
Ability Law Blog Post
The IDEA requires parental consent before a child receives special education and related services. But the IDEA statute does not...
Section 504 and Providing Health Related Services to...
Ability Law Blog Post
In my last post I discussed a California court decision that overturned guidance issued by the California Department of...
Court Overturns California Department of Education...
Ability Law Blog Post
In August of 2007 the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the California Department of Education (CDE) entered into an...
6th Circuit Lets Parent File Retaliation Suit for...
Ability Law Blog Post
In Jenkins v. Rock Hill Local School District and Evans 513 F.3d 580 (6th Cir. 2008) the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has...
