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As part of our continuing exploration regarding the history of special education, we have covered the critical special education court cases that preceded last January’s supreme court case regarding special education Perez V Sturgis. Our journey so far has taken to the earliest case 1893’s Watson V Cambridge to 1919’s Beattie V Antigo Board of Education before reaching last week’s …

This weekend, the disability community lost one of its pioneers and heroes, Judy Heumann. This week, we pause our regularly scheduled docuseries Lawyers Schools And Access and remember the woman who contributed to the signing of Section 504 and inspired a nation!

Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is a special edition of Disabulletin. Tonight, we continue our report: Lawyers, Schools, and Access: A History of Special Education in the United States as part of our coverage of the recent Supreme Court Special Education Case Perez V Sturgis School District, which will be decided by the end of the court’s term …

Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is Disabulletin, where we cover the top stories impacting the disability community across the country and around the world. Tonight, we begin the first leg of an adventure covering the history of Special Education Law in the United States. This is the next chapter in Disabulletin’s continuing coverage of the recent Supreme Court …

Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is Disabulletin, where we cover the top stories impacting the disability community across the country and around the world. Two weeks ago, Disabulletin covered the challenges facing New Jersey School Districts as they work to determine what a post-pandemic classroom looks like for students with disabilities while emphasizing mental health and school safety. …

This week, we continue our discussion of the Supreme Court case heard last Wednesday, Perez V Sturgis school district. The case concerns two laws: the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA, which requires children with disabilities be provided a “free appropriate public education” or (FAPE) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities …

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 …

Today on Disabulletin, we begin our pre-game coverage of tomorrow’s Supreme Court argument Perez V Sturgis Public School District. Specifically, the justices will consider whether families can pursue claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act if they have already settled Individuals with Disabilities Act or IDEA claims without fully exhausting all administrative proceedings under IDEA first. Arguments are slated to …

Tonight on Disabulletin, we cover the latest news impacting individuals with Disabilties across the country and around the world. Tonight’s news items include: -Controversy over New Jersey School District’s strategies when addressing the removal of students with Disabilities from classrooms -Reporters from a French Autistic Newspaper interviewed French President Emmanuel Macron -A preview of Perez V Sturgis School District, a …

WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro reported on the highlights of last week’s oral arguments of the Indiana-based Supreme Court case Talevski V Marion HHC, which involves an Indiana nursing home and its treatment of one of its residents. This week, we look at the final oral arguments put forth by Marion County’s Health and Human Services attorney Lawrence Robbins during his …