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.
Father’s Girlfriend Did Not Have Authority to Cancel Boy’s...
Jun 7 2011
Some cases have more interesting facts than others. In Chicago (IL) Public Schools, 56 IDELR 54 (OCR July 2, 2010), the school district violated Section 504 when it discontinued a sixth-grader’s... It Usually Doesn't Help if Parents Appear...
May 24 2011
Parents may sometimes feel it is pointless to continue meeting with the school to work out IEP issues. But my experience has been that it is usually better to meet to resolve issues than not to... It Usually Doesn’t Help if Parents Appear Uncooperative in...
May 24 2011
Parents may sometimes feel it is pointless to continue meeting with the school to work out IEP issues. But my experience has been that it is usually better to meet to resolve issues than not to... The Everyday Guide and Preventing Litigation in Special...
May 18 2011
I am proud to announce that my book The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law and the Preventing Litigation in Special Education Workbook, by Dr. Jacque Phillips and myself, were both judged... OCR Clarifies that Federal Law Prohibits Practices that...
May 9 2011
Last Friday the Office for Civil Rights and the Justice Department jointly issued a "Dear Colleague" letter to school administrators clarifying that student enrollment practices that chill or... Placing Student on Homebound for Most of His Senior Year...
May 4 2011
In Logan County(WV) School, 55 IDELR 297 (OCR 2010), the Office for Civil Rights found that the school district violated Section 504 when it placed a student with disabilities on homebound... Student with OCD and Tourette Syndrome Making Good Grades...
Apr 6 2011
I am often asked whether a student who has disabilities but is making good grades can be eligible for services under Section 504. In Miller (GA) School District 56 IDELR 53 (OCR 2010) the Office... IDEA Fairness Restoration Act introduced in Congress
Mar 28 2011
On March 17, 2011 the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act was introduced in the Senate (S. 613) by Senators Harkin, Mikulski, and Sanders and in the House (H.R. 1208) by Congressman Chris Van Hollen... Remember that 504 Requires Manifestation Determinations for...
Mar 2 2011
In Springfield School District #186, 55 IDELR 206 (OCR June 29, 2010), the Office for Civil Rights determined that a school district violated Section 504 when it expelled a 7th Grader with ADHD... Court Rules Parents Entitled to Private School Tuition...
Feb 15 2011
In Mr. and Mrs. A v. New York City Department of Education , a United States District Court has ruled that under certain circumstances, when parents cannot afford to make private school tuition... 