Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Clears Congress, Awaits...

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Last week the ADA Amendments Act passed the Senate and today it has passed the House of Representatives. President Bush is...

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Yesterday afternoon the US Senate passed, by unanimous consent, S. 3406 The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 also known as the ADA...

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In a previous post, Opening the School Door to Section 504, I discussed the Section 504 and ADA requirements to provide services...

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Readers, at the end of May I posted that the Second Edition of my book The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law was...

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Generally, the IDEA requires that once a school district determines that a student has a disability, the district must...

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Readers as you may be aware, this blog features links for those interested in purchasing my book The Everyday Guide to Special...

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Sometimes individuals are intimidated or harassed because they are trying to enforce or help others to enforce the right...

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Apparently, some schools or school districts have refused to allow qualified students with disabilities the opportunity to...

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While in preschool, elementary and high school children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education...

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Jeremy was in tears and Brenda's temperature had reached the boiling point. Jeremy was in 7th Grade and used a wheelchair....