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Gorgi Talevski and Miguel Luna Perez:The 2023 Supreme Court cases that saved Disability Rights

***CORRECTION:THE CASE OF Fry V Napoleon Public Schools TOOK PLACE IN 2017, NOT 1986. RATHER, THE CASE OF FRY RULED THAT A 1986 LAW, the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986, DID NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAINTIFF TO EXHAUST ALL PROCESSES OF APPEALS UNLESS THE PLAINTIFF’S SPECIFIC CASE DEALT WITH A SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT’S RIGHT TO A FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC …

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Disabulletin – Sturgis v. Perez and the Conflict Over Monetary Damages in Special Education Part II:A RECAP OF TODAY’S ARGUMENTS

The Supreme Court met today to hear a case regarding a deaf student Miguel Luna Perez of Sturgis Michigan, who was denied access to a professional sign language interpreter and whose parents were falsely told over the course of 12 years that their son was on his way to graduation, only to receive a certificate of completion instead of a …

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WFHB Local News – December 13th, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, December 13th, 2022. Later in the program, Monroe County Councilor Jennifer Crossley expressed concerns about the new potential jail on Fullerton Pike during the latest Community Justice Reform Committee meeting. More in the bottom half of the program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a …

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Standing Room Only: A Discussion on the Americans with Disabilities Act

On Wednesday, June 22nd the City of Bloomington’s Council for Community Accessibility met with different restaurant owners to speak about making Bloomington more compliable with the Americans with Disabilities Act. A representative from the Great Lakes ADA Center came to give a mini-training session at Uptown Cafe on how to improve restaurants in the Bloomington area. Jennifer Skulski owns her …

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Bloomington Wants Public Feedback on ADA Transition Plan

The City of Bloomington is seeking feedback from the public on a new update to its ADA Transition Plan, as part of a regular process to comply with the requirements and intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA requires public agencies with more than fifty employees to maintain an up-to-date Transition Plan, which they say should survey accessibility …

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