Students with Disabilities Excel with High Expectations, Access, and Inclusion
"We know that when students with disabilities are held to
Worth A Second Look: Haben Girma’s 2010 Speech on 35th Anniversary of IDEA
"One of the treasures of IDEA is that it provides children with disabilities the luxury of just being students. Unfortunately there are still many school districts where students with disabilities are denied their right to an education." Haben Girma
Intersection of Law, Education and Civil Rights
As a deaf-blind student with very limited sight and hearing, Haben Girma '13 learned that you must be a self-advocate and come up with creative solutions to the problems you face. If that fails, she says, then the law can be a strong ally.
Congress Changes Special Education Funding Regulations
This month, Congress clarified how states that fail to adequately
US DOE “Access to Sports for Students with Disabilities Is a Civil Right”
U.S. Education Department is telling schools they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options.
Q&A: IDEA and child care
This 4-page brief explains the basics of the Individuals with
CEC Celebrates IDEA’s 37th Anniversary
On November 29, 1975 President Gerald Ford signed into law
Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Disabilities: A Brief Legal Interpretation
Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Disabilities: A Brief
COPAA Announces Keynote and General Session Speakers for 2013 Conference
COPAA is an independent, nonprofit membership organization of special education
My Civil Rights
Inclusion, Martin Luther King, Jr, The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and education.
Stop IDEA Funding Cuts!
There could be some big changes awaiting you during the
Educational rights for children with AD/HD: A primer for parents
This primer for parents is aimed at helping parents recognize
Releasing IEE Data Without Parent Consent
I am a private psychologist. I completed an IEE, then
School bans disabled girl from using walker
Kristi Roberts was stunned when school officials insisted that her
Expanding Opportunities for People with Disabilities – Fact Sheet on President Obama’s 2013 Budget Proposals
We now face a make-or-break moment for the middle class
Details of Obama’s proposed $70B for education
The U.S. Department of Education would receive nearly $70 billion
The President’s FY 2013 Budget: What does it mean for Special and Gifted Education?
CEC Calls for a Greater Investment in Core Programs in
Obama ignores special ed, again…
“Fully Funding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Barack Obama
Obama’s Education Budget Focuses on Teachers and Higher Ed
President Barack Obama’s budget, released Monday, built on the education
Bullying of Kids With Disabilities – Part II
Bullying remains a hot button issue in special education law.
Procedural Safeguards – The Series – Part I
This is the first installment in a multi-part series on
Autism and the DSM V
The DSM V is the yet (2013) to be published
Supreme Court Says NO to IDEA Case
In the special education case, Compton Unified School District v.
Wrightslaw
Wrightslaw's mission is to provide parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys
Rights Task Force
The Rights Task Force is part of The Consortium for
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates’ mission is to
Charter Schools Excluding Students with Significant Disabilities in Florida
A new report by the Miami Herald and StateImpact Florida
The Gift of Knowledge
It’s been a couple of years now that I’ve been
IDEA Money Watch Responds to Something’s Got to Change
In June 2011, the American Enterprise Institute (AIE) released