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Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...(IDEA), outlining the legal rights the federal government grants...your native language. If a disability affects how you receive written...make other arrangements. The Rights That Matter Most. The notice...Most. The notice covers many rights, but a handful will be most...child's records. You have the right to review any educational record...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
...your child with a disability, and someone at the..."might not be the right fit" for your child's...bound by the same disability rights law that governs...the same disability rights law that governs every...because of your child's disability, you have legal options....to know about your rights, what capacity excuses...IDEA. Your Legal Rights Under IDEA. IDEA is...
Therapies > Animal
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
...has full public access rights, one is free but only...requirements, legal access rights, and cost. Service Dogs:...tasks for a person with a disability. Under the Americans...have full public access rights: restaurants, schools,...directly to the handler's disability. Common tasks for children...well-behaved it is. Legal Rights...
Education > Accommodations
Standardized Testing Accommodations: Making Sure Your Child's IEP Supports Transfer to State Tests
...still measures comprehension. Read-aloud on a math word problem works for the same reason. If the test measures math reasoning and the student's disability affects reading, reading the problem aloud removes the barrier without changing what's being assessed. Read-aloud on a reading comprehension passage...
Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...with a learning disability. The logic is...comes first, the disability second. Then you..."person with a disability" entirely. You're...it wrong. The disability community itself...emphasized that disability is one part of...a friend. The disability doesn't erase...It's baked into disability rights law, including...into disability rights law, including...
News > Advocacy
The R-Word Spiked 200% Online. A Disney Actor With Down Syndrome Made a 91-Second Response Parents Need to See.
...single high-profile tweet. In response, CoorDown (an Italian Down syndrome rights nonprofit) released a 91-second video for World Down Syndrome Day 2026...Over 20,000 upvotes on Reddit's r/TikTokCringe, coverage from The Drum to Disability Scoop, and coalition support from the National Down Syndrome Society, Down's...
Social Engagement > Discrimination
When Care Becomes Bias: Navigating Disability Discrimination in Healthcare
...result. This is part of a documented pattern where disability status affects whether you receive care, how...find out later they accepted someone without a disability that same week. Or a surgeon declines your case...citing "complexity," but the complexity is your disability, not the procedure you need. Substandard care...
Social Engagement > Discrimination
Understanding Disability Discrimination: Your Rights and How to Take Action
...experience disability discrimination...covers what disability discrimination...Counts as Disability Discrimination....Discrimination. Disability discrimination...of their disability, a history...history of disability, or a perceived...perceived disability. It shows...accommodations, or disability-based harassment....harassment. Disability discrimination...of civil rights violations...for Civil Rights. At work:...based on disability, harassment,...
Legal > Government Benefits
When Your Medicaid Provider Stops Taking Patients: What Families Can Do
...serving Medicaid families. This is happening right now. On March 20, 2026, Idaho's budget committee...and welfare budget that cuts $21 million from disability services, reducing provider reimbursement rates...Missouri and Utah are proposing similar cuts. Disability advocates are calling Idaho a bellwether for what's...
News > Lifestyle
How to Find Your Disability Community: Online Groups, Local Organizations, and Peer Support
...solution alone. Finding disability community takes some...evaluate whether they're right for you. Major Online...understand. Large general disability forums: r/disability...disability forums: r/disability on Reddit: active community...active community covering disability rights, daily living,...covering disability rights, daily living, accessibility,...
News > Education
IEP vs. 504 Plan: Which One Does Your Child Need and What's the Difference?
...Plans are governed by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This is civil rights law. It prohibits discrimination based on disability and requires schools...Rehabilitation Act. This is civil rights law. It prohibits discrimination based on disability and requires schools to provide accommodations so students with disabilities...
News > Education
IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs
...Program isn't just paperwork. It's a federal civil right under the Individuals with Disabilities Education...requesting an evaluation to understanding your rights as an equal member of your child's education team....child must meet two criteria: Have a qualifying disability under one of IDEA's...