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.
Recent OCR School Service Animal Cases
Nov 27 2013
This post will provide a summary overview of several recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolutions involving students with disabilities and service animals.
Recent OCR School Service Animal Resolutions
Nov 22 2013
This post will provide a summary overview of several recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolutions involving students with disabilities and service animals.
OCR Service Animal Resolutions
Nov 22 2013
This post will provide a summary overview of several recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolutions involving students with disabilities and service animals.
Virtual Public Charter School Required to Comply with...
Nov 11 2013
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced an agreement with the Virtual Community School of Ohio, an internet based based, public charter school, ensuring compliance with Section 504 and... Choosing home
Oct 7 2013
Choosing home
They’re disabled, not retired or waning, but they’re being warehoused in nursing homes
Tessa Cheek
September 12, 2013
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Charter school violated IDEA by dis-enrolling student...
Aug 13 2013
In an unpublished opinion the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a charter school violated the stay put provisions of the IDEA by dis-enrolling a student with Down syndrome after she missed 10... MDR Teams Must Look beyond the Student’s Special Education...
Aug 8 2013
One benefit of having a blog is having a forum to express my pet peeves. A major pet peeve of mine is those school districts and their attorneys who refuse to consider information related to... Compliance with the IDEA does not always equal compliance...
Aug 7 2013
In K.M. by Bright v. Tustin Unified Sch. Dist., 113 LRP 3187 (9th Cir. 08/06/13), the 9th Circuit of Appeals determined that the fact the school district developed an appropriate IEP for a... Charter School should have acted proactively to evaluate...
Jul 29 2013
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that a Charter School in Colorado should have noticed when a student with cerebral palsy suddenly began using a wheelchair and should have evaluated... 