List of 125 Twitter Pages Related to Disabilities

Reexamining Rowley: A New Focus in Special Education Law - Three important events have occurred since the Rowley decision that impact the validity of the "some educational benefit" standard and change the nature of educational services that schools must provide to students who receive special education services under the IDEA.

Embracing ‘Response to Intervention’ - “RTI is this big thing that really can transform how we approach teaching all kids,” said W. David Tilly III, the director of innovation and accountability for Iowa’s Heartland Area Education Agency, which provides resources and professional development to 54 districts in the state. In practice, RTI can look quite different from school to school. But several key components are necessary for a successful program, researchers say.

Q&A Documents on the IDEA 2004 Regulations from OSEP - The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has published a series of Q&A documents from their recent regional implementation meetings on the IDEA 2004 regulations. The documents address highly qualified teachers serving children with disabilities; IEPs, evaluations, and reevaluations; monitoring, technical assistance, and enforcement; procedural safeguards and due process procedures; Response to Intervention and Early Intervening Services; serving children with disabilities placed by their parents at private schools; the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard; and discipline procedures.
 

OSEP Director’s PowerPoint Presentation on IDEA 2004 Final Regulations Now Available - To provide the public with an overview of the Part B Final Regulations implementing the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has been hosting a series of community-based public meetings. The PowerPoint presentation given by Alexa Posny, director of OSERS’ Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), is available online. It covers discipline, Response to Intervention, IEPs, monitoring, highly qualified teachers, private schools, the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS), and procedural safeguards.
 

Fact Sheet (PDF): Raising the Achievement of Students with Disabilities: New Ideas For IDEA
 

Final IDEA Part D Regs Issued - Service Obligations - The U.S. Dept. of Education has issued final regulations dealing with service obligations under Part D of IDEA - the Personnel Development to Improve the Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program. These regulations went into effect as of July 5, 2006.

Coming Soon? IDEA 2004 Regulations Under Review - The U. S. Department of Education sent the IDEA 2004 regulations to the Office of Management and Budget. The review by OMB is usually the last step before federal regulations are published. Why are the federal regulations so important? What changes did Congress make in IDEA 2004? What are burning questions do the regulations need to answer?

10 Tips: How to Use IDEA 2004 to Improve Your Child's Special Education - As the new school year begins, parents and teachers have questions about IDEA 2004. Do you know about specific changes in IDEA 2004? How will these changes affect your child? What are your responsibilities? How can you use IDEA 2004 to advocate for your child?