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Understanding Disability Law
If you’re the parent of a child with a disability, it would greatly benefit you to have a basic understanding of the federal laws dealing with disability and what they cover. Like any other...
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The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
First, I’ve got to insert a bit of patriotism here. For all the battles my family has endured in securing a free, appropriate public education for LuLu (which we have or have not succeeded at yet,...
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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (IDEA)
Prior to 1975 children with any handicap did not have to be served in public school. If your child couldn’t walk up and down the stairs of the school building or had a mental or intellectual...
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The Adoption Equality Act
Put on your advocacy hats and start contacting your congressmen to show your support for the bipartisan Adoption Equality Act, (S. 1462/HR 4901), which will ensure that foster children with special...
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Lee Yick – A Lesson about Discrimination
LuLu’s history curriculum through Georgia Virtual Academy never ceases to amaze me. It is rather detailed and heavy stuff! We work on it together, reading the textbook and doing the online enrichment...
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Schools to Weigh All Kids in Georgia
An interesting bill passed the Georgia Senate on Friday, one that requires schools to weigh and then report the body mass index (BMI) of students. Other states are doing this, including Arkansas, the...
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Presidential Candidates and Autism
Autism may be one of the hottest disability topics for this year’s presidential candidates. All the major candidates have addressed it in some way, which isn’t surprising, given the rapid rise in...
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Disabled Adults Right to Vote
Personally, I am ready for the presidential election to be over because I am sick of all the political mudslinging ads. One of my friends, Carol, asked me a question that I had not pondered and I did...
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Educational Planning
As a RAD parent, I’ve had to learn about different numbers, letters, behaviors, and how it all affects my Radish in school. A daunting task. Too bad they don’t have a CliffsNotes version of Education...
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The Fear of DCFS
The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) never really meant much to me before I had children and there was never any reason to think about the department after we adopted Elle. DCFS was...
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