Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

The 3rd Edition of The Everday Guide to Special Education...

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The new edition of my book has more than seventy pages of additional information. Included is additional information on schools...

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In a joint Dear Colleague Letter the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have advised residential...

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Section 504 requires school districts to provide a process for parents to resolve disputes regarding services provided under...

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This is a special guest posting by Emily Harvey, an attorney with my office: The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and...

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Today, November 12, 2014, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and...

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Students with disabilities who need extended school year (ESY) are entitled to receive those services in the least restrictive...

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On May 14, 2014 the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a "Dear Colleague" letter clarifying that federal civil rights laws,...

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Parents, advocates, and educators frequently ask how much detail is required when writing a service on an IEP. Here's a case that...

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Parents, advocates, and educators frequently ask how much detail is requiring when writing a service on an IEP. Here's a case...

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In San Diego Unified School District, 113 LRP 15333 (OCR 01/31/13) a California school district learned that a 504 Plan is not a...