Disability Law
Student with OCD and Tourette Syndrome Making Good Grades...
Ability Law Blog Post
I am often asked whether a student who has disabilities but is making good grades can be eligible for services under Section...
IDEA Fairness Restoration Act introduced in Congress
Ability Law Blog Post
On March 17, 2011 the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act was introduced in the Senate (S. 613) by Senators Harkin, Mikulski, and...
Remember that 504 Requires Manifestation Determinations for...
Ability Law Blog Post
In Springfield School District #186, 55 IDELR 206 (OCR June 29, 2010), the Office for Civil Rights determined that a school...
Court Rules Parents Entitled to Private School Tuition...
Ability Law Blog Post
In Mr. and Mrs. A v. New York City Department of Education , a United States District Court has ruled that under certain...
OSEP Clarifies that RTI Process Cannot Delay-Deny IDEA...
Ability Law Blog Post
Since the Response to Intervention (RTI) process was referred to in the IDEA regulations as a means of identifying a...
School Should Have Been Proactive to Protect Student with...
Ability Law Blog Post
The Office for Civil Rights determined that the fact that a student with cognitive disabilities never actually filed a written...
2010 in review
Ability Law Blog Post
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall...
Schools Must Proactively Provide Evaluations Under Section...
Ability Law Blog Post
A school district in Alabama violated Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act because it failed to...
President Obama Signs Rosa's Law Eliminating the"...
Ability Law Blog Post
On October 5th, 2010 President Obama signed S. 2781, known as Rosa's law, requiring the federal government to replace the...
DOJ Posts Frequently Asked Questions about Filing an ADA...
Ability Law Blog Post
The Department of Justice recently posted on its website a customer friendly guide called Frequently Asked Questions about...
