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.
FERPA Amended to Let Schools Release Student Records to...
Jan 10 2013
On New Year’s Day the House of Representatives passed the Uninterrupted Scholars Act , S. High School Athletic Association must Comply with 504 and...
Jan 9 2013
In People of the State of Illinois v Illinois High School Athletic Association, 59 IDELR 153 (N.D. Ill 2012), the Office of the Attorney General in Illinois sought an injunction against the Illinois... Bus Suspension Requires MDR Even if Parent Drives Student...
Oct 31 2012
Melody Musgrove, the Director of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) provided guidance regarding a school district's obligation to conduct a manifestation determination when a child is... Massachusetts District Violates 504 by Not Meeting Student...
Oct 10 2012
A Massachusetts School District violated a student's 504 Plan by not providing training for staff on how to use an FM sound amplification system and not providing a back-up device for a student... Massachusetts District Violates 504 by Not Meeting Student’...
Oct 10 2012
A Massachusetts School District violated a student’s 504 Plan by not providing training for staff on how to use an FM sound amplification system and not providing a back-up device for a student... On 39th Anniversary of 504 OCR Issues "Disability...
Oct 8 2012
On the 39th Anniversary of the passage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Education has published Disability Rights... School District Could Not Rely Solely on Good Grades When...
Oct 3 2012
In Cabarrus County (NC) Schs., 59 IDELR 113 (OCR XI, D.C. (NC) 2012), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that a North Carolina school district may have mistakenly determined a 14 year-old... US Department of Education Provides Bullying Prevention...
Oct 2 2012
On September 28, the United States Department of Education released a free training toolkit for classroom teachers to use to reduce incidents of bullying. The toolkit was developed by the Safe... Justice Department Settles with Pennsylvania School for $...
Sep 18 2012
On September 12, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it and the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania have reached a settlement with the Milton Hershey School (School) of Hershey, Pa... School breaks, including summer, do not extend the time...
Sep 5 2012
I frequently hear from parents that they have been told by school staff that their child could not be evaluated for special education eligibility because school was out for the summer and staff were... 