The United States Congress established National Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in 1990, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) facilitates MIAW the first week of October each year. This year's…
The July 2022 guidance from the US Department of Education recognizes that sometimes some schools "informally issue or propose a disciplinary removal in response to a student's disability-based behavior." An example of…
The July 19, 2022 guidance from the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) details important points about how students should…
When a child has significant behavior challenges at school, school districts sometimes tell families to obtain a threat or risk assessment of their child through the mental health system before…
On July 19, 2022, the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) released new guidance about schools not discriminating…
Sometimes families wonder what steps to take if they believe their child's school should evaluate their child for special education services. One of the most important things to remember is…
If a parent—or anyone concerned about a child—believes a child's special education rights have been violated (including if they believe the child should be receiving special education services, but the…
Sometimes families and child-care centers are confused about whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to child-care centers. These commonly asked questions about child care centers from the US Department…
As parents, we often think about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in dealing with schools. Our next week's newsletter will likely…
Last week we shared with you the United States Department of Justice's (USDOJ) statement commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the United States Supreme Court Olmstead decision. Because of the Olmstead…