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Self-Advocacy for Adults with Disabilities: How to Speak Up in Medical Work and Daily Life
...employees, equal access to state and local government services, and access to public accommodations like restaurants,...state and local government services, and access to public accommodations like restaurants, hotels, and retail...approved. It means the burden is on the employer or service provider to demonstrate that your request would...
News > Research
The Autism Research Panel That Controls $2 Billion Just Lost Its Scientists
...research funding, was supposed to hold its first public meeting since January on March 19. It didn't happen....membership to include "leading research, advocacy, and service organizations for individuals with autism spectrum...research priorities is stacked with people whose public positions contradict the scientific consensus,...
Legal > Government Benefits
What to Do When Medicaid Cuts Your Child's In-Home Care
...Or the personal care services your family has relied...$80.7 million in cuts to services for people with disabilities....caregivers only after hours of public testimony. If you just...home and community-based services (HCBS) can come from...are being reduced, a service is being terminated,...advance notice before services are reduced or stopped....
Assistive Tech > Apps
App of the Day: Child Silence Timer and Clockwork Puzzle
...needs? Naoya Sangu: My past work experience as software engineer for web service and PC/mobile games gives me the expertise to develop apps — and my experience...repetitive clapping. We needed a way to help him learn to control loud noises in public places. When your kids are making loud...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Agency Spotlight: Dyslexia Awareness and Resource Center (DARC)
...although tiny, is mighty both in its example and its service to its community. Organizations such as this are...among our heroes. Attending countless IEP's and public meetings, and frequently consulted (and in some...frequently consulted (and in some cases reviled) by public officials, and the author of numerous position...
Legal > Advocacy
Questions to Ask Your Attorney Before Hiring Them
...You Charge? When it comes to special education attorneys, some work as a public service attorney, which means that they do not charge anything or charge...Charge? When it comes to special education attorneys, some work as a public service attorney, which means that they do not charge anything or charge very little....
Global Insights > Advocacy
Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know
...employment, housing, public accommodations, and...accommodations, and state services. Many parents don't...a free appropriate public education in the least...and local government services. Title III covers...services. Title III covers public accommodations: restaurants,...Department of Justice for public accommodations and...accommodations and government services. Employment Protections...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...when you asked about services. Maybe someone told...charter schools are public schools, and they're...it requires every public school to accept students...a free appropriate public education. Charter...autonomy than traditional public schools in areas like...a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to...needed Provide related services (OT, PT, speech therapy,...
News > Education
IEP vs. 504 Plan: Which One Does Your Child Need and What's the Difference?
...practice. Here's what matters: an IEP provides specialized instruction and services. A 504 plan provides access accommodations. That's the core difference....special education law. It requires schools to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to students with disabilities who need specialized instruction...
News > Education
IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs
...receive special education services through an IEP. That's 15%...through an IEP. That's 15% of public school students. If you're...the specialized instruction, services, and supports your child will...to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). The IEP...Implementation: delivering the services and monitoring progress Who...
Legal > Discrimination
When Disability Discrimination Happens: How to File a Complaint and What to Expect
...occurred. Employment, education, housing, and public access each have different agencies, different...This includes Section 504 violations, denial of services, refusal to evaluate for an IEP, and accessibility...reasonable modifications to make housing accessible. Public access discrimination in stores, restaurants, government...
Education > Special Education
IEP Rights When Your School Cuts Special Education Services
...eliminates my child's services, what happens to their...to a free appropriate public education under IDEA...obligation to provide the services written into an IEP....school wants to reduce services, they cannot simply announce...to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the...Education and Rehabilitative Services. While many were reinstated...