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Bullying May Violate Disabled Child’s Civil Rights
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Bullying is a hot topic in the news lately as well it should. And as a special education attorney I hear about students with disabilities being bullied frequently. See this article from StopBullingNow.com and this site EyesonBullying for good advice about what to do if your child is being [...]
Get Test Accommodations
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I have what I consider a unique approach to obtaining accommodations for high-achieving students with disabilities. I help families to assemble a paper trail of illustrations of the disability going back to elementary school, if possible. Then, I place that story and documents in a legal [...]
Can the ADA Help Your Child in School? Yes, Now More Than Ever!
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If you’re reading this blog, you’ve probably heard of the ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act – that’s the landmark piece of civil rights 1990 legislation which requires wheelchair accessible bathrooms, for instance. But what you may not know is whether the ADA applies to your disabled child in [...]
Congress Comes to the Rescue of Learning Disabled Students: Now Easier to Get a 504 Plan
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In the past, as many of you know, it has been extremely difficult for a learning disabled student who has performed well in school by compensating for his or her disabilities to obtain a 504 Plan. That was because the law (Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act [...]
