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The abusive and sometimes deadly use of seclusion and restraint in schools is being addressed at the federal level.
Posted May 27, 2009
WATCH the May 19th Hearing of Committee on Education and Labor hearing examining the abusive and deadly use of seclusion and restraint in schools
READ THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT
“Selected Cases of Death and Abuse at Public and Private Schools and Treatment Centers” Statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director
Full Report
Highlights
CONTACT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Please contact Rep. Miller's office and/or other committee members if you'd like to communicate directly on this issue (link below). If there was ever a good time to make your voice heard about this issue, it is now!
"An Outbreak of Autism, Or a Statistical Fluke?"
Posted May 15, 2009
PACER Parent Advocate Hassan Samantar was quoted in this New York Times article concerning the Somali community in Minnesota.
"A voice for the voiceless in Somali autism debate"
Posted May 15, 2009
PACER Parent Advocate Hassan Samantar was quoted in this Minneapolis Star Tribune article.
Forest Grove v. T.A.
Posted April 20, 2009
Fact Sheet from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law about the Forest Grove v. T.A. U.S. Supreme Court case involving IDEA and residential treatment.
Early Childhood ARRA Resources
Posted March 30, 2009
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) has posted relevant resources on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
New Special Education Advocacy Book
Posted January 24, 2009
A Guide to Special Education Advocacy by Matthew Cohen provides readers with an overview of current disability law and how it works, identifying practical ways for building positive and effective relationships with schools.
Call for Entries: New Award for Excellence in Transition-Focused Parent Training 
Posted January 24, 2009
28th Annual IDEA Report
Posted January 18, 2009
The U.S. Department of Education has recently released the 28th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
New NCLB Guidance
Posted January 18, 2009
The U.S. Department of Education recently released non-regulatory guidance to assist states and districts in implementing school choice and supplemental education services (SES) provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
School Choice Guidance
SES Guidance
Economic Stimulus Bill Includes Special Education Funding
Posted January 18, 2009
On January 15 details of the federal economic stimulus bill were released, including $13 billion in special education funding.
Web site offers leadership training for parents
Posted January 8, 2009
A new leadership training curriculum helps empower parents of children with disabilities to advocate for change in their communities. The Parents as Collaborative Leaders curriculum, a project of the University of Vermont and PACER, is now available as 10 PowerPoint modules on the Parents as Collaborative Leaders Web site, uvm.edu/~pcl/modules.php.
OSEP Quarterly Correspondence
Posted November 13, 2008
The most current list of quarterly correspondence policy documents from the Office of Special Education Programs was announced in the November 13 Federal Register. Topics include child find, disproportionality, discipline, and others.
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