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Special Education Web Resources Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, up-to-date information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities. You will find articles, cases, newsletters, and resources about dozens of topics in the Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries. Wrightslaw is ranked #1 in education law, special education law and special education advocacy. Source: Wrightslaw IDEA 2002 Reauthorization Notes Source: Wrightslaw Section 504 is a civil rights law. Section 504 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Section 504 ensures that the child with a disability has equal access to an education. The child may receive accommodations and modifications. Unlike IDEA, Section 504 does not require the school to provide an individualized educational program (IEP) that is designed to meet the child's unique needs and provides the child with educational benefit. Fewer procedural safeguards are available for disabled children and their parents under Section 504 than under IDEA. Source: Wrightslaw. National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities The National Dissemination Center for Children with
Disabilities offers an overview and helpful links related to four laws impacting
education of children with disabilities: Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA); No Child Left Behind (NCLB); Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA);
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Section 504 (Section 504 is a civil
rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. This law
applies to, among other entities, public elementary and secondary schools). The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is committed to improving results and outcomes for people with disabilities of all ages. In supporting President Bush's No Child Left Behind agenda and the New Freedom Initiative, OSERS provides a wide array of supports to parents and individuals, school districts and states in three main areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation and research. The Community Coalition for Education Options The Community Coalition for Education Options is a group of
concerned citizens working to preserve a full range of educational options for
children with special needs. Originally formed by parents of children with a
variety of disabilities, ranging from mild to severe, high to low functioning,
across the age span, CCEO now includes teachers, professionals, neighbors, and
other concerned family members who want to keep the full spectrum of educational
options open to children with disabilities who need alternative placements in
public and non-public special education programs and schools throughout
Maryland.
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