March 20, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic and its legal implications for students with disabilities are subject to not only changes from day to day but variance among both the states and the school districts within them. Thus far the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has issued various guidance documents (see https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus), which include the Office… Continue reading Special Supplement: COVID-19 and K-12 Students with Disabilities: Initial Guidance
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Special Supplement: Alternate 504 Eligibility Form
As a follow-up to the October legal update, this Special Supplement provides an alternate 504 eligibility form, which provides a different graphic to show the applicable frame of reference for the often critical third essential element--"substantial" limitation. The Publications section provides a newly posted article under the "Section 504 and ADA" subheading explaining the legal… Continue reading Special Supplement: Alternate 504 Eligibility Form
Special Supplement: Section 504 Eligibility Form
In my interaction with participants at my various presentations around the country, the request for my Sec. 504 eligibility form has become more and more frequent. The form, which may be customized with due acknowledgment, is attached here for your convenience. Click here to download the Section 504 Eligibility Form.
Special Annual Supplement: Trumping Educational Policy
As a special supplement to the monthly updates, here's a look-back for the year that reveals a shift in the federal education policy as part of President Trump's overall agenda. Although you may well have noticed one or two of these events, the cumulative consistent effect is rather dramatic in terms of the reversal of… Continue reading Special Annual Supplement: Trumping Educational Policy
