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Second Edition of The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law Now Available
Readers, at the end of May I posted that the Second Edition of my book The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law was available for preorder. The book is here and can be ordered now. Like t… more »
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Second Edition of The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law Now Available
randychapman wrote 1 day ago: Readers, at the end of May I posted that the Second Edition of my book The Everyday Guide to Spec … more »
From the Outside Looking In: Independent Educational Evaluations
randychapman wrote 1 week ago: The parents’ right to obtain an independent educational evaluation (IEE) of their child is an … more »
Parent Consent and Independent Educational Evaluation Procedural Safeguards Apply to Functional Behavior Assessment
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randychapman wrote 3 weeks ago: A functional behavior assessment, or FBA, is a tool to gather information about a student’s ina … more »
Moving On: The IDEA and Summary of Performance for Students Graduating or Aging Out of School
randychapman wrote 1 month ago: Generally, the IDEA requires that once a school district determines that a student has a disabili … more »
The Second Edition of The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law available for preorder
randychapman wrote 1 month ago: Readers as you may be aware, this blog features links for those interested in purchasing my book The … more »
Keeping it on the down low: The IDEA, School Records, and Confidentiality
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randychapman wrote 2 months ago: A child’s educational records often contain private personal information about the child … more »
H. R. 4188 The IDEA Fairness Restoration Act: Allowing Parents to Recover Expert Witness Fees under the IDEA
randychapman wrote 2 months ago: In 2006 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Arlington Central School District Board of Educ … more »
Using the State Education Agency Complaint Process to Enforce the IDEA
randychapman wrote 3 months ago: In a recent series of articles I covered resolving disputes under the IDEA through mediat … more »
Special Education Services in the Summer: The IDEA and Extended School Year
randychapman wrote 3 months ago: Summer is rapidly approaching. For most children summer means time off from school. But for … more »
Protection from Retaliation
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randychapman wrote 4 months ago: Sometimes individuals are intimidated or harassed because they are trying to enforce or … more »
We Can Work it Out Part III: Using the Resolution Process to Resolve Disputes Under The IDEA 2004
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randychapman wrote 4 months ago: As yet another way to resolve disputes before a due process hearing, the IDEA 2004 added a r … more »
We Can Work it Out Part II: Using Mediation to Resolve Disputes Under The IDEA 2004
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randychapman wrote 5 months ago: The last post began a short series of articles on dispute resolution under the IDEA 2004. That art … more »
We Can Work it Out: Using the IDEA 2004 to Resolve Disputes Before They Get to Hearing
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randychapman wrote 5 months ago: My posts this week and next week will cover the IDEA 2004 formal procedures for resolving disputes p … more »
Avoiding Stormy IEP Meetings:Tips for Chairing an IEP Meeting
randychapman wrote 5 months ago: Principal Fife was the captain of the good ship HMS Middle School. He knew his mission, keep the … more »
Protecting Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities from Abuse: Connecting CAPTA with the IDEA
randychapman wrote 5 months ago: Congress originally passed the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) in 1974 t … more »
New Jersey Places IDEA Burden of Proof on School Districts
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randychapman wrote 6 months ago: Yesterday New Jersey’s Governor Corzine signed into law state legislation placing the burde … more »
Denying Qualified Students with Disabilities Access to Accelerated Programs Violates Section 504 and Title II of the ADA
randychapman wrote 6 months ago: Apparently, some schools or school districts have refused to allow qualified students with disabi … more »
RESOURCE, NEWS: Making the XO Laptop Accessible
Andrea Shettle, MSW wrote 6 months ago: If you’ve seen the media hype about it, then you know that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) pro … more »
New Website Links Parents of Disabled Children to Information, Resources
Andrea Shettle, MSW wrote 5 days ago: June 27, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julie Holmquist 952-838-9000 julie.holmquist@PACER.org … more »
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