Hi all. Please read the following and take action. Also, please share this widely with anyone you think might help. The timing may be right in Congress to...
____________________________________ IDEA Fairness Restoration Act _ More Info_ (http://capwiz.com/ndss/issues/alert/?alertid=10566561&queueid=1570971416)...
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. A national voice for special education rights and advocacy PO Box 6767, Towson MD 21285 www.copaa.org ...
This excellent alert also includes sample text to help facilitate Monday's call-in/email-in day - please share!! ____________________________________ IDEA...
In October 2007, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it was making technical changes to the 2006 IDEA regulations. COPAA has created a version of...
ACTION ALERT from The National Down Syndrome Congress The National Down Syndrome Society NDSS and NDSC have organized one day, today, December 3, to draw...
From the 12/10/07 edition of AUCD's Legislative News in Brief: Education Progress on reauthorization of No Child Left behind has stopped for this session of...
Greetings from NICHCY, the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We’d like to welcome in the holiday season by launching another ...
This update is courtesy of COPAA (the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates: _http://www.copaa.org_ (http://www.copaa.org/) ): On January 24, 2008 Rep....
Here’s the latest: NICHCY has just posted another training module online for the Building the Legacy training curriculum on IDEA, our nation’s special...
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE WIDELY: Below is the link to U.S. Dept. of Ed Secretary Spellings' fact sheet on the new 10-state pilot program starting next year...
OCLB strongly supports this initiative, and asks that you distribute this notice as widely as possible. Thanks! Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates,...
From the April 28, 2008 edition of the AUCD Legislative News in Brief: No Child Left Behind On April 22, AUCD staff attended a briefing where ED Secretary...
IDEA and DS Caucus Action Alert _ More Info_ (http://capwiz.com/ndss/issues/alert/?alertid=11328251&queueid=1950567546) Call your Member of the House of...
Two Bills Make Progress in Congress _ Take Action!_ (http://capwiz.com/ndss/callalert/index.tt?alertid=11317541&queueid=1940355891) We Need More Co-sponsors...
Help Parents Recover Expert Witness Fees and Level the Playing Field! Call your Congressional Rep. on Tuesday May 6! 202-224-3121 (TTY 202-225-1904) PLEASE...
On Tuesday May 13, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that will supplement the IDEA Part B final regulations was published in the Federal Register. The...
Senator Kennedy was a true hero to families during the IDEA reauthorization. He and his staff listened intently and understood our issues deeply. There is...
From the May 19, 2008 AUCD Legislative News in Brief: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) On May 13 the Department of Education Office of...
Sending this out as a reminder that public comments on the proposed IDEA Part B regulations are due July 28, so please take a look at the proposals and send in...
Hi all. This is a follow-up to the ADA/504 Action Alert I recently sent out. Tomorrow (Tues, 6/24) is the National Call-In Day for HR 3195, the ADA ...
Again, we have not had a chance to review this issue in detail, but we wanted to pass along this action alert from the National Center for Learning ...
Sorry for the short turn-around time on this, but we just received this action alert from the National Center for Learning Disabilities re: NCLB proposed ...
This bill would ensure proper coverage under disability discrimination laws (ADA & 504) for adults and children/students with disabilities. Schools are ...
Join our Next LD Talk: NCLB and Students with LD: Myths, Facts and What the Future Holds June 30, 2008 1 p.m. ET During the next LD Talk, our expert,...
Here is an update re: the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - thanks to all who called or emailed your House representatives! ADA Amendments Act - from the AUCD...
The Advocacy Institute has issued comments and recommendations regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for IDEA Part B regulations. Two issues of ...
From the July 14, 2008 edition of AUCD Legislative News in Brief: ADA Amendment Act The Senate HELP Committee is scheduled to hold a "roundtable" (similar...