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A special education legal resource discussing case law, news, practical advocacy advice, and developments in state and federal statutes and regulations. Postings include insight and sometimes humor from Charles P. Fox, an attorney who is also a parent of child with special needs, his law clerk, Suzanne Geller, and other guest authors.

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Last Entry: February 25, 2011 at 02:04:00

The Virtual future of Special Education

Posted on January 02, 2011
The world continues to get smaller thanks to technology and the special education world is no exception. From specialists using video conferencing to touch base with clients to students using technology to express themselves, the possibilities seem to be endless...

US Air Force Adopts Behavior Imaging to Treat Behavioral Disorders

Posted on December 31, 2010
Caring Technologies announced earlier this year that the United States Air Force has started a program to look into using their technology Behavior Imaging®, a video-based telemedicine application to treat autism and other behavior disabilities. Behavior Imaging® uses video technology...

A Diagnosis of Autism does not mean a Divorce according to a new study by: Nicole T. Jorwic

Posted on December 30, 2010
Divorce rates of couples who have a child with autism have been over-inflated according to a study. The rates going around were as high as 80% but a new study indicates that an autism diagnosis does not predict divorce. This...

Blog Recognized as a Resource for Teachers

Posted on October 07, 2010
I always appeciate when readers of this blog recognize that, while I am critical of schools, some teachers, and "the system" that my purpose is not to be disagreeable. This blog has been recognized as one of 100 Blogs That...

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Special Needs as a Second Language by Lori Miller Fox

Posted on April 12, 2010
One of the most difficult things about having a child with special needs can be feeling like no one understands what you?re going through. Friends, even family, can appear to be totally ?oblivious? to your family?s challenges, as well as...

Student with LD Prevails in 9th Circuit Case

Posted on March 24, 2010
A California school district (Compton) lost its appeal in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for failing to identify the student as needing an IEP. The San Fransisco Chronicle reported: "Parents of a child with learning disabilities can sue a...

Illinois Considering Allowing 4 Day School Weeks

Posted on March 23, 2010
The after shocks of 8 years of George W. Bush just keep rippling outward with no end in sight. The Illinois House approved a bill to allow schools to move towards a 4 day school week. Supposedly all hours of...

Sec. Duncan Putting Some Teeth Into Enforcement?

Posted on March 09, 2010
The popular perception, and reality in my experience, is that State and Federal enforcement of educational rights complaints have been sorely lacking in any real effectiveness. I have seen some notable exceptions, but on the whole, unless the parents bring...

Summary of Restraint Bill from NDRN

Posted on March 04, 2010
Below is a press release from NDRN on the restraint bill. [Thank you to my colleague Debra Wysong for passing this along to me.] On March 3, 2010, the House of Representatives took up and passed H.R. 4247, the Keeping...

Arne Duncan Receives Close Questioning on Proposed Funding for Special Education

Posted on March 04, 2010
I do not believe that Secretary Duncan has his on the ball when it comes to special education, and that is in part reflected in his limited request for funding increases for special education. He received close questioning from Congress...

Race to the Top Round 1 Finalists Announced

Posted on March 04, 2010
Secretary of Education Duncan has announced the following states have made the first cut for the bonanza of "Race to the Top" money. The list of finalists for now are: Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky,...

House Passes Restraint Bill H.R. 4247

Posted on March 03, 2010
The following is a press release from TASH regarding the passage today of the Restraint Bill H.R. 4247 which now goes to the Senate where hopefully it will be taken up in a timely way. TASH, the leader in advancing...

Judge Rotenberg Center Probed

Posted on February 27, 2010
It has long been known that the Judge Rotenberg Center was using electrical shock as means of behavioral modification for the students, who were residing at this residential school for children with special needs. The Justice Department is finally investigating...

TASH Call-In Needed to Support Restraint and Timeout Bill on February 26,2010

Posted on February 19, 2010
Below is an announcement from TASH for a national call-in to Congress to support the pending bills H.R. 4247, S. 2860 governing use of restraint and timeout. Dear Friends, On behalf of APRAIS (the Alliance to Prevent Restraint, Aversive Interventions...

Moving Children Around A Failure in Chicago

Posted on October 28, 2009
Arne Duncan's, former head of Chicago Public Schools and now U.S. Secretary of Education, strategy in Chicago was to move children out of underperforming schools to other schools. The only problem is that the "other schools" were also underperfoming. No...

Hard Economic Times Creating More Physical Barriers

Posted on October 28, 2009
When you are in a wheelchair (which I experience vicariously through my son everyday) a cracked sidewalk is a major obstacle. On more than one occasion, especially in urban areas, we have been forced into the street to make our...

Support COPAA's Work

Posted on October 27, 2009
I do not usually use the blog to encourage contributions to an organization but COPAA (described below) is the bulwark that is protecting students' rights on a national and local level. Please read the following and consider donating and joining...

Sign Language Used In Good Classroom Management

Posted on October 26, 2009
IDEIA requires schools to implement Universal Design in the classroom. Nevertheless, Universal Design is not well defined or widely implemented. CAST, a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting Universal Design for Learning ["UDL"] defines it as "[e]mbedded features that...

Hallowhining By Lori Miller Fox

Posted on October 20, 2009
As some of you might remember, I have always found Halloween to be a particularly difficult holiday. Whether it?s having neurotypical kids ring my bell, or just seeing groups of neurotypical peers in the distance, it?s enough to make me...

Student With Autism Saves Teacher

Posted on October 20, 2009
Here is the antidote to the depressing news of students with special needs either being killed or killing staff posted earlier. A student with autism who was a Cub Scout saved his teacher from choking.

Lack of Appropriate Interventions and Training Lead to Tragic Results

Posted on October 19, 2009
In the news today are two stories that spotlight the need for better and more comprehensive services for students and training for staff. In one case a special education student with autism was shot 5 times and killed by the...

"Where the Wild Things Are" Useful for Students With Autism

Posted on October 19, 2009
I went to see Where the Wild Things this past weekend. The movie is an adaptation of the classic children's book. The director Spike Jonze in an interview on NPR discussed that the main character Max was selected for the...

School Violence Today is Really About Gun Violence

Posted on October 16, 2009
Violence in schools appears to many to be a recent problem. However, violence in schools did not start with Columbine. Interestingly violence in schools has a long history in the good old fashioned one room school house. Apple for the...

Possible Future Research Potential for Autism Treatment from Cord Blood Stem Cells

Posted on October 14, 2009
About 10 years ago my brother and sister-in-law generously allowed us to "bank" their son's (our nephew's) cord blood at the time of his birth, for an indefinite future where the stem cells in the cord blood could have real...

Special Education a Risk Factor for Violence in Chicago Public School's Model

Posted on October 11, 2009
Ron Huberman, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, has unveiled a plan [Download Students_At_Risk pdf]to address violence in and around schools in the wake of the tragic killing of Derrion Albert, a Chicago Public School student, who is the latest...

New Approach to Reduce Suicide Attempts Among Teens at Risk

Posted on October 10, 2009
A recently published report addresses a new approach to teenage suicide attempts. The report is summarized as follows: "A novel psychotherapy used in the study?cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention (CBT-SP?was developed to address the need for a specific psychotherapy...

Pam Labellarte-An Experienced Advocate To Assist Families

Posted on August 22, 2009
Over this last year I have unfortunately let the blog lay fallow. I have many excuses such as being busy with teaching (that has now ended) and family obligations, but I am back and happy to report that the I...

Twelve Weeks of Special Ed by Lori Miller Fox

Posted on December 25, 2008
School may be on break but here is some humor to prepare for the next term. Ho ho ho....On the first week of Special Ed the teacher sent to meA date for an IEPOn the second week of Special Ed...

Missing the Bus for Many Children in Chicago

Posted on November 20, 2008
I have recently had a number of parents in Chicago Public Schools who have no busing. As a result these children miss days or even months of school. This is a chronic issue, however, CPS officials do not seem to...

Vitamin May Reduce The Effects of Fetal Alcohol by Amanda Windom

Posted on October 28, 2008
Prenatal damage to infants by drinking alcohol while pregnant is a growing problem. Estimates vary from, for every 1000 live births in the U.S. 1-2 infants are born with fetal alcohol syndrome and 3-5 are born with fetal alcohol effects...

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