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Special Education

The Legal Center believes that everyone in the community benefits when children with disabilities are educated alongside their peers in neighborhood schools. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) guarantees a free, appropriate and inclusive education. Legal Center staff has provided assistance to numerous families seeking to obtain an inclusive education for their children. Hundreds more served as their own advocates using The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law and the Spanish/English version, Guía De La Ley De Educación Especial.

The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law, Second Edition

The second edition of The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law, by Randy Chapman, was published in 2008. It is an essential tool for parents to help them get the best education possible for their child with disabilities. This book is also a great resource for teachers and school administrators.

GuÃa de la Ley de EducaciÃ³n Especial

Guía de la Ley de Educación Especial is the Spanish translation of The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law. Each page includes text in Spanish and in English. This manual gives parents the courage to effectively advocate for their child with disabilities.

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Special Education Program priorities

Read more about what kind of work the Special Education program will be doing this year.

	Special Education Program priorities (27 KB)

Criteria for Representation

Learn more about The Legal Center's scope of services and case acceptance criteria.

	The Legal Center's Criteria for Representation (2.8 MB)

Randy Chapman gives parents ten tips on IEP meetings.

	Ten Tips to Parents to Improve Participation in IEP Meetings Article by Randy Chapman giving information about IEP meetings. (87 KB)

Randy Chapman provides information on planning and chairing an IEP meeting.

	Avoiding Stormy IEP Meetings an article by Randy Chapman (90 KB)