children with disabilities
Celebrating 35 Years of the IDEA:The U.S. Department of...
Ability Law Blog Post
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was originally passed in 1975.
President Obama Signs Rosa's Law Eliminating the"...
Ability Law Blog Post
On October 5th, 2010 President Obama signed S. 2781, known as Rosa's law, requiring the federal government to replace the...
Inaccurate and Outdated Training Information Results in 504...
Ability Law Blog Post
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found that a training manual used by an educational service agency to train school...
Shortening School Day for Students Using Accessible Bus,...
Ability Law Blog Post
In an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) decision, Sierra Vista (AZ) Unified School District, 54 IDELR 35 (OCR, July 10, 2009)...
House Passes HR 4247 Keeping All Students Safe Act
Ability Law Blog Post
Last week the House of Representatives voted 262 to 153 to pass HR 4247 the Keeping All Students Safe Act. This legislation...
Born to be a Demon
Ability Law Blog Post
As a contrast to my most recent post Band Director’s Unilateral Decision Denying Student with a Disability Full...
Band Director's Unilateral Decision Denying Student...
Ability Law Blog Post
An Arizona high school student with Down syndrome had an IEP calling for "integration with regular peers as much as possible...
Preventing Harmful Restraint in Schools Act Introduced in...
Ability Law Blog Post
Last Wednesday December 9th, U.S. Representatives George Miller (D. California) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R. Washington)...
GAO Report: Education Needs Coordinated Approach in...
Ability Law Blog Post
The Government Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report on October 28th of its examination of services for students with...
National Center for Learning Disabilities Provides State by...
Ability Law Blog Post
The National Center for Learning Disabilities has provided scorecards for every state that includes information on state...
