...the use of restraint and seclusion in schools, which has lasting negative impacts on students, and disproportionately impacts students with disabilities. The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) submitted a...
...professional evaluations) to qualify for disability accommodations, and requires schools to publish transparent, accessible documentation policies. The bill also authorizes $10 million to create a National Center for Information and...
...across our country. The National Center for Learning Disabilities has helped to lead advocacy efforts in opposing a national private school voucher program that would send federal tax dollars to...
...national center to improve faculty capacity to use educational technology in special education. The Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights recently launched the Center for Civil Rights and Technology...
...enables you to contact your Members of Congress and make your voice heard on issues important to students with disabilities. New on the Action Center includes the opportunity to ask...
...make your voice heard on issues important to students with disabilities. New on the Action Center includes the opportunity to advocate this LD Awareness Month. In addition, you can provide...
...(EALA) and New America called “Prioritizing Students with Disabilities in AI Policy,” released in late July. The brief discusses civil rights considerations and necessary protections for students with disabilities in...
People with disabilities experience mental distress almost five times more often than those without disabilities*. Individuals with learning disabilities are no exception and may experience mental health difficulties at higher...
...levels, and included $15.49 billion (0.1% increase) for IDEA and level funding for the Office for Civil Rights ($140 million) and National Center for Special Education Research ($64 million). Notably,...