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Education > Accommodations
Special Education Advocates
...access educational supports...special education advocate...or in defense of a person...special education advocate...Special Education under...their educa- tion. Their...child's disability hinders...from his education without...spe- cial education, and help...special education eligibility...public education" (FAPE)....Special education advocates...child's educational rights....educational rights. In cases...
News > Education
Nebraska Rejected a Bill That Would Have Given Parents More Power Over Their Child's IEP. Here's What Families Should Know About Their Rights.
...child's Individualized Education Program. The measure...Rountree from the Defense Department, following...decision made by educational experts for special...experts for special education students" and expand...about their actual rights under the Individuals...with Disabilities Education Act. What Schools...your child has a disability. The school can't...
News > Education
Three School Employees Were Arrested for Abusing Children with Disabilities in a Special Education Classroom. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...children in a special education classroom, captured...Department of Education's Office for Civil...Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation...children in special education, especially non-verbal...properly trained in disability rights and restraint...in disability rights and restraint protocols....conduct in a special education classroom. Video...Office for Civil Rights alleging that staff...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), transportation...child to access their education. If your child's wheelchair...assist a child with a disability to benefit from special...benefit from special education." Transportation falls...to school and their disability requires accommodations...their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and provided...
Legal > Advocacy
Supported Decision-Making: An Alternative to Guardianship
...their decision-making rights. Many parents approaching...decisions. The person with a disability retains all legal rights....disability retains all legal rights. The supporter doesn't...housing, employment, education. They choose supporters...final call. This differs fundamentally from guardianship,...the person loses legal rights. Under SDM, they keep...
Education > Special Education
Why Special Education Looks Different in Every State
...qualified for special education in Connecticut. You...child's access to education across any move you...with Disabilities Education Act is a federal...establishes minimum rights: a free appropriate...appropriate public education in the least restrictive...protections, and the right to an IEP. States...State. IDEA defines 13 disability categories but leaves...
Education > Special Education
Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining...outlining the legal rights the federal government...parents in special education decisions. Your...language. If a disability affects how you...arrangements. The Rights That Matter Most....notice covers many rights, but a handful...records. You have the right to review any educational...to review any educational record the school...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
...with a disability, and someone...be the right fit" for...special education." These...public funding, which...the same disability rights law...disability rights law that...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....public education (FAPE),...child's disability, you have...about your rights, what capacity...Your Legal Rights Under IDEA....special education in public...federal funding, which...
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
...a learning disability. The logic...first, the disability second. Then..."person with a disability" entirely....wrong. The disability community...in medical, educational, and policy...emphasized that disability is one part...friend. The disability doesn't erase...baked into disability rights law,...disability rights law, including...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....
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...their disability, a history...history of disability, or a...perceived disability. It shows...public education (FAPE),...accommodations, or disability-based...harassment. Disability discrimination...civil rights violations...Department of Education's Office...Civil Rights. At work:...based on disability, harassment,...
News > Education
IEP vs. 504 Plan: Which One Does Your Child Need and What's the Difference?
...with Disabilities Education Act. This is federal...federal special education law. It requires...Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to students...benefit from their education. 504 Plans are governed...Act. This is civil rights law. It prohibits...discrimination based on disability and requires schools...access the same educational opportunities as...