According to information from Autism Parenting magazine, the rate of children across the country diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, continues to increase. According to government estimates, over 2% of children in the country have a diagnosis of ASD. By...
Year: 2022
Understanding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
As many New York families know, the world can be cruel and unfair to people with mental and physical disabilities. Fortunately, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act was implemented to prevent this type of discrimination. Under Section 504, employers and organizations...
How to file a State Complaint
You have been a dutiful parent, exercising your child’s rights to special education tailored to their individualized needs. You have followed the New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) policies to get these services. However, the school still has not done its...
How does mediation operate within special education law?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) establishes requirements for your special needs child to receive a free and appropriate education (FACE). The process involved to achieve that goal involves decisions by various parties: parents, educators and...
Representing the client’s rights in a disciplinary hearing
Many students in New York and throughout the country face disciplinary problems on a regular basis. Over the last couple of years, students have been under a tremendous amount of stress – regular school attendance has been disrupted, many have had to adapt to remote...
Study finds possible racial and gender bias in special education
New York schools have systems designed to meet the needs of children with disabilities, but these systems can benefit children only if someone first refers the child to the necessary services. In many cases, it is the parents who take the initiative in securing...
Can I obtain private school tuition reimbursement?
One of the biggest decisions a parent has to make is deciding where their child will attend school. Public and private schools each have their own advantages and disadvantages. However, children with disabilities may benefit more from private schooling because of the...
What services are associated with an IEP?
There are a variety of different services that may be available to students with an individualized education plan (IEP). It is important for parents to be familiar with the different types of services that may be available to their child once they have an...
More information on the response to intervention process
Readers of this blog have read about the response to the intervention process before. Indeed, we posted about the tiered approach last year. From that article, we know that this early intervention process is designed to measure the child’s presumptive grade-level...
What is a Section 504 accommodation?
As this blog has discussed in the past, sometimes, children with impairments do not qualify as disabled. But, they may nonetheless, need some accommodation to achieve educational success and parity. This is where a Section 504 accommodation can be useful. What is...