children with disabilities
Office for Civil Rights Issues Guidance on Extracurricular...
Ability Law Blog Post
Last Friday, January 25, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a formal guidance to clarify the 504 responsibility of...
FERPA Amended to Let Schools Release Student Records to...
Ability Law Blog Post
On New Year's Day the House of Representatives passed the Uninterrupted Scholars Act , S. 3472 that amends the Family Educational...
FERPA Amended to Let Schools Release Student Records to...
Ability Law Blog Post
On New Year’s Day the House of Representatives passed the Uninterrupted Scholars Act , S.
Bus Suspension Requires MDR Even if Parent Drives Student...
Ability Law Blog Post
Melody Musgrove, the Director of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) provided guidance regarding a school district's...
Massachusetts District Violates 504 by Not Meeting Student’...
Ability Law Blog Post
A Massachusetts School District violated a student’s 504 Plan by not providing training for staff on how to use an FM sound...
On 39th Anniversary of 504 OCR Issues "Disability...
Ability Law Blog Post
On the 39th Anniversary of the passage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the...
School District Could Not Rely Solely on Good Grades When...
Ability Law Blog Post
In Cabarrus County (NC) Schs., 59 IDELR 113 (OCR XI, D.C. (NC) 2012), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that a North...
US Department of Education Provides Bullying Prevention...
Ability Law Blog Post
On September 28, the United States Department of Education released a free training toolkit for classroom teachers to use to...
Justice Department Settles with Pennsylvania School for $...
Ability Law Blog Post
On September 12, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it and the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania have...
School breaks, including summer, do not extend the time...
Ability Law Blog Post
I frequently hear from parents that they have been told by school staff that their child could not be evaluated for special...
