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Center for Law and Education (CLE) has an expertise on the legal rights and responsibilities of students and school personnel as well as about key education programs and initiatives, including Title I, vocational education programs and school to work systems, as well as special education for students with disabilities. CLE offers a comprehensive website covering federal legislation and national issues related to education as well as a special section on educational rights of students with disabilities. For more information, visit their website, call (202) 986-3000 or e-mail cle@cleweb.org.

OCR Section 504 Guidance The U.S. Department of Education released three new sets of guidance (re: discrimination, restraint and seclusion, charter schools) about interpreting and enforcing federal civil rights laws protecting the rights of students with disabilities. Guidance clarifies the responsibilities of educational institutions in ensuring that all students have the opportunity to learn.

From Emotions to Advocacy: Special Education Survival Guide: Special Ed Law written by Pam & Pete Wright. As the parent of a child with a disability, you need to learn how to do legal research. If the school says, �The law says we cannot do what you ask us to do,� you need to research the issue independently. After you read the statute, the regulation, and a case or two, you will know what the law says the school can and should do. Knowledge gives you power.

Wright's law for Special Education Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities. Begin your search in the Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries. You will find thousands of articles, cases, and resources about dozens of topics. Take a quis on Special Education Law. Visit tools such as the Assessing Reading Difficulties & Disabilities Pop-Up. Reading assessment is the first step in identifying your child's problems and developing solutions so she can improve her reading. Find out about reading skills and what tests are used to measure these skills.