Dewey
"I believe that education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living."
Disabilities
OCR Guidance on Extracurricular Athletics for Students with Disabilities (k-12)
Published Date:
2013-02-06
Contact:
Marko H. Fong
On January 25, 2013, the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance that significantly expands expectations for students with disabilities about participating in extracurricular sports. OCR is taking the position that, under Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), schools not only must provide students with disabilities any needed aids and services to participate in existing district-sponsored extracurricular sports, it is also calling for districts to develop additional extracurricular activities for students with disabilities who are unable to participate in existing extracurricular sports. The guidance applies to all school-sponsored extracurricular sports at all age levels and all levels of competition or participation.
Private:
No
ID:
02-2013 (K-12)
Term "Mental Retardation" Changed to "Intellectual Disability" (K-12)
Published Date:
2012-10-24
Contact:
Carl D. Corbin
On October 5, 2010, President Obama signed federal legislation, titled “Rosa’s Law,” which replaced in federal law the terms “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” with the terms “intellectual disability” and “individual with an intellectual disability.” Rosa’s Law also required that any regulation that used the old terms shall be considered to be referring to the new terms. However, this change in federal law did not replace the use of these terms in state law.
Private:
No
ID:
30-2012 (K-12)
Failure to Properly Identify a Student's Primary Disablities has Legal Significance Even if a "FAPE" Has Been Provided 06-2010
Published Date:
2010-02-19
Contact:
Carl D. Corbin, Assistant General Counsel
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that when a parent of a special education student prevails on an eligibility category determination, this changes the legal relationship between the parties and entitles the parent to "prevailing party" status under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") and the right to recover attorney's fees notwithstanding the school district's provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education ("FAPE").
Private:
No
Prior Enrollment in a Placement Offered by a Public School Agency is not a Requirement for Reimbursement under the IDEA (16-2009
Published Date:
2009-06-29
Contact:
Carl D. Corbin, Assistant General Counsel, ccorbin@sclscal.org
On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the parents of a child with a learning disability may seek reimbursement for private school expenses even though the student never received special education services through the public school system.
search terms: IDEA, learning disability, Forest Grove, IEP, FAPE, reimbursement.
Private:
No
ADA Amendments Act of 2008
File Name:
Published Date:
2009-01-12
Contact:
Loren Soukup lsoukup@sclscal.org
On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("Act") which became effective January 1, 2009. The Act makes important changes to the definition of the term "disability" by rejecting several United States Supreme Court decisions that it viewed as improperly narrowing ADA coverage. Specifically, the Act expands the protections of the original ADA to include more individuals with less severe impairments.
Private:
No
ADA Amendments Act of 2008
File Name:
Published Date:
2009-01-12
Contact:
Loren Soukup lsoukup@sclscal.org
On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("Act") which became effective January 1, 2009. The Act makes important changes to the definition of the term "disability" by rejecting several United States Supreme Court decisions that it viewed as improperly narrowing ADA coverage. Specifically, the Act expands the protections of the original ADA to include more individuals with less severe impairments.
Private:
No
Sample Form for Acknowledgment of Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting Requirements (SKR)
File Name:
Published Date:
1987-11-19
Private:
Private
ID:
2F5BCC6C-B1AF-FFE3-776F-3B35D879E3EC
Americans with Disabilities Act: Accessible Meeting Information (RJH)
File Name:
Published Date:
1994-05-19
Private:
Private
ID:
D9AF3F9B-4A5F-B9C6-3CC4-D6B792E4F27B
American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)(RKU)
File Name:
Published Date:
1992-04-03
Private:
Private
ID:
23DC05D3-B326-6F16-3DFD-811F543238EB
EEOC Guidelines on Pre-Offer Inquiries American with Disabilities (ADA)(RJH)
File Name:
Published Date:
1995-01-05
Private:
Private
ID:
8B2D9CB2-5110-3CD9-224D-F327F5A93DD4
