Earlier this week I had the opportunity to present a national webinar for ADDitude Magazine on "A Parent’s Guide to Evaluating and Trou...

Yesterday, Dr. and Mrs. Yellin were the featured speakers in a webinar from ADDitude Magazine , where Mrs. Yellin is a regular columnist, wr...

Parents often ask us to explain the differences between the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and Section 504 (of the Rehab...

K-12 students who struggle with attention may be entitled to support and accommodations under either the Individuals with Disabilities Educa...

There are kids with allergies in Indianapolis who are going to attend their first baseball game tonight. In honor of  Peanut Allergy Aware...

Keeping up with educational issues and news isn't easy. From time to time we want to share some articles and resources we have encounter...

Both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), the two federal...

Your blogger presented a webinar earlier today for ADDitude Magazine , for which she writes the "Your Legal Rights" column.  The...

Christopher Webb Families of children who struggle with learning and related issues, especially those who receive services under the Ind...

An article in our most recent newsletter discussed how and when students are entitled to a publicly funded education in a private school....

We have written before about Section 504 , the federal law that can be used to provide school services for some children. But we know that p...

Yesterday's 11th Annual School Law Institute at the Practising Law Institute  explored a number of important topics, including "...

You wouldn't head off on a journey without the right equipment -- tickets, maps, proper clothing, and a plan. In the same way, parents s...

We continue to get questions from parents about a subject we have addressed before -- what does a school have to do to meet the needs of a s...

Today is the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA ), signed into law by President George H. Bush on July 26, 1990. T...

New York parents of students receiving special education services may be familiar with VESID , which stands for Vocational and Educational ...

Students heading off to college in the next few days have been packing their bags and loading the car with all sorts of items to improve th...