Ability Law Blog
Author: Randy Chapman, Esq.
Randy Chapman has been the director of legal services at Disability Law Colorado since 1980. He played a pivotal role in the development of disability law and helped break ground in implementing special education law.
He has authored multiple publications about special education law, and overseen legal representation to more than 25,000 people with disabilities in Colorado.
Department of Justice Finds Georgia Segregated Schools...
Jul 17 2015
Department of Justice Finds Georgia Segregated Schools Violate the ADA
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has just released its findings in an ADA complaint against the Georgia Department of... Department of Justice Issues Helpful Q&A Document...
Jul 14 2015
At Disability Law Colorado we receive numerous questions regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and the use of service animals. We frequently hear from people with disabilities that they've... Pennsylvania Prison Cannot Stop Providing IDEA Services to...
May 18 2015
The IDEA allows state prison officials to modify a student's IEP, if the state shows it has a bona fide security interest that can't otherwise be accommodated (20 USC 1415 (d)(7)(B). In this case [... Department of Justice Sues Plastic Surgeon for Refusing to...
May 15 2015
On Wednesday, May 6, 2015, the DOJ filed a lawsuit, alleging discrimination on the basis of disability, against the Springfield Medical Aesthetic and Emmanuel O. Asare, M.D. The suit is against both... ADA Fact Sheet - Risk of Measles in Schools
Mar 23 2015
Office for Civil Rights Issues Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of Measles in Schools while Protecting the Civil Rights of Students with Disabilities ADA Fact Sheet - Risk of Measles in Schools
Mar 23 2015
Office for Civil Rights Issues Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of Measles in Schools while Protecting the Civil Rights of Students with Disabilities Title III of the ADA Can Require Private Child Care...
Feb 19 2015
We're treated to another guest post by Emily Harvey, an attorney at Disability Law Colorado. Emily is a passionate advocate and leaves no stone unturned in protecting the rights of people with... School District Must Provide Employee to Help 6-year-old...
Feb 13 2015
In Alboniga ex rel. A.M. v. School Bd. of Broward County, Fla., 115 LRP 5982 (S.D. Fla. 02/10/15), a Florida school district refused to assist a 6 year-old boy with caring for his service dog at... The 3rd Edition of The Everday Guide to Special Education...
Jan 17 2015
The new edition of my book has more than seventy pages of additional information. Included is additional information on schools and service animals, charter schools, private schools and private... Discipline Safeguards Apply to Students in Juvenile Justice...
Dec 10 2014
In a joint Dear Colleague Letter the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have advised residential juvenile justice facilities receiving federal finds that they must... 