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"[ABCs for Life Success] has gone above and beyond any expectation I could have imagined. When my son was placed in a very inappropriate placement, they never gave up fighting for him even when we as parents were ready to quit and throw in the towel feeling trapped by the system...Even when things appeared to be running smoothly, they still check in to see if everything is ok."

 

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Special Education Law

 

US Department of Education's Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

Wrightslaw: "accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities."

Municipal Regulations for District of Columbia, Title 5 - Education

 

The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) website contains summaries, texts, training materials and indicators by which the Office of Special Education Programs measures States’ implementation of all significant special education laws.

 

The Office for Civil Rights of the US Department of Health & Human Services helps to protect you from discrimination in certain health care and social service programs. The website includes a fact sheet on Your Rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilition Act.

 

Special Education section of The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Understand your rights under federal law, including independent educational evaluations (IEE) at public expense.