Special Education Update
FREE PRESENTATION ON ADVOCACY – INLAND EMPIRE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Come join us for free presentation by Michael Jewell on Advocacy for Children’s Special Education Needs
LOCATION: Ontario City Library, 214 East C Street, Ontario, CA 91764 (this meeting is neither sponsored by nor affiliated with the Ontario City Library)
COME JOIN US FOR WALK NOW FOR AUTISM SPEAKS
SATURDAY, April 21, 2012 AT THE ROSE BOWL
LOOK FOR OUR BOOTH!
More information available at http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=993444
Parents may be entitled to recover damages from a school district under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In order to prevail on their claims, parents of two autistic daughters in Hawaii would have to show that the school district: failed to provide their children “with the reasonable accommodations of autism-specific education services”; failed to design the children’s “IEPs to meet . . . [their] needs as adequately as the needs of non-disabled students are met”; and acted with deliberate indifference. Mark H. v. Hamamoto (9th Cir. 2010).
Failing to conduct a full and complete assessment as required by law can render an IEP inappropriate. A school district which failed to conduct a functional analysis assessment for a student with significant behaviors fell short of assessment requirements and failed to develop an appropriate IEP. Compton Unified School Dist. v. A.F. (C.D. Cal. 2010).
The National Autism Center published an important report regarding various treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders. In its report, the National Autism Center reviewed “the level of scientific evidence available that exists in support of the many educational and behavioral treatments currently available for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders”. “National Standards Report”, National Autism Center (2009), p. 1. The report can be found at the following link: www.nationalautismcenter.org/pdf/NAC%20Standards%20Report.pdf
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