Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. March 2013 22:46
Sue Gamm, a PCG Senior Consultant, prepared a PowerPoint presentation for administrators of special education programs titled Are You ADA/504 OCR Ready? In the presentation, Sue discusses the impact of the 2008 amendments to the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the provision of school-based services for students with disabilities. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. February 2013 01:59
In a January 25, 2013 “Dear Colleague” letter, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) provided guidance to assist schools in ensuring that students with disabilities have equal opportunities to participate in school athletics. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 18. January 2013 01:36
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) requests public comments on its draft policies on reading access accommodations and calculator accommodations for the assessment of students with disabilities. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. October 2012 00:54
On October 1, 2012, senior officials of the White House and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) joined with leaders of the disability community for a panel discussion in celebration of the 39th anniversary of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which protects the civil rights of children and adults with disabilities. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 24. August 2012 01:40
According to an August 21, 2012 Education Week article online, an official of the National Center for Education Statistic (NCES) indicated that NCES will not invoke sanctions against states that continue to exclude English language learners (ELL) and students with disabilities from the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP). [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 21. June 2012 23:08
In a report released on June 20, 2012, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated that, in school year 2009-2010, charter schools enrolled a lower percentage of students with disabilities than traditional public schools. The report is based on a study that the GAO conducted from February 2011 to May 2012 to address questions about [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 5. April 2012 00:10
Based on a March 30, 2012 report analyzing 2008 data, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 88 U.S. children has been identified as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). According to the report, this is an overall increase of 78 percent from 2002 to 2008. According to the Executive Summary, the report’s key findings regarding [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 5. April 2012 00:04
On March 26, 2012, a Florida U.S. District Court judge ordered the State Medicaid agency to “provide, fund, and authorize Applied Behavioral Analysis treatment … to all Medicaid-eligible persons under the age of 21 in Florida who have been diagnosed with autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder as prescribed by a physician or other licensed practitioner.” [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 3. February 2012 01:24
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), among other things, requires federally-funded school districts to provide a free appropriate public education to each student with a disability. An appropriate education includes the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services that are designed to meet the needs [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 24. January 2012 00:40
A January 19, 2012 New York Times article reported that a new study proposes changes in the definition of autism that could significantly decrease the number of individuals diagnosed with the condition. The rate of autism diagnoses has significantly increased since the 1980’s; current estimates are as high as one in 100 children in some areas. [More]
