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My presentation on the Supreme Court decision in Endrew F is tomorrow from 1 - 3 pm Eastern Time. Please note that they have converted the session to telephone only- no skype. I look forward to connecting with some of you. The presentation is free, but you need to register. See the flyer below for details.  The Endrew F Decision: SCOTUS Clarifies the FAPE Standard Thursday, November 16, 2017 1:00—3:00 pm Eastern In this interactive session, Jim Gerl will discuss and analyze the Endrew F decision, an important ruling by the Supreme Court that clarifies the FAPE standard for special education cases. Decisions by circuit courts of appeal applying the new standard will also be covered. This program is complimentary, but advanced registration is required. Jim Gerl is a lawyer, a hearing officer, a mediator, a blogger, and a trainer of hearing officers and mediators.  Since 1979, he has been a hearing officer, hearing examiner or administrative law judge for numerous agencies, prim...

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Here is the U. S. Department of Labor NDEAM website .  NDEAM started in 1945; here is a timeline . Here are some useful resources .  This page has some resources for educators about this celebration. Related to this topic is the transition requirement under IDEA for children with IEPs as they approach life after secondary school. Here is our post explaining transition requirements .  Here is a post about a GAO report concerning transition for children with autism .

On July 26,  1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, commercial facilities, telecommunications, and state and local government services.Today marks the 27th anniversary of this groundbreaking law. To celebrate the birthday of ADA, here are some fun facts from our friends at the U S Census Bureau: Population Distribution 56.7 million The number of people in the United States with a disability in 2010, representing 19.0 percent of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. People with a disability have a physical or mental impairment that affects one or more major life activities, such as walking, bathing, dressing, eating, preparing meals, doing errands alone or doing housework. A disability can occur at birth or at any point in a person’s life.  Source: Americans With Disabilities: 2010 www.census.gov/content/dam...