Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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...

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Some cases have more interesting facts than others. In Chicago (IL) Public Schools, 56 IDELR 54 (OCR July 2, 2010), the...

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Parents may sometimes feel it is pointless to continue meeting with the school to work out IEP issues. But my experience has...

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Parents may sometimes feel it is pointless to continue meeting with the school to work out IEP issues. But my experience has...

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I am proud to announce that my book The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law and the Preventing Litigation in Special...

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Last Friday the Office for Civil Rights and the Justice Department jointly issued a "Dear Colleague" letter to school...

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On March 17, 2011 the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act was introduced in the Senate (S. 613) by Senators Harkin, Mikulski, and...

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In Springfield School District #186, 55 IDELR 206 (OCR June 29, 2010), the Office for Civil Rights determined that a school...

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In Mr. and Mrs. A v. New York City Department of Education , a United States District Court has ruled that under certain...

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Since the Response to Intervention (RTI) process was referred to in the IDEA regulations as a means of identifying a...