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Lawyers, Schools, and Access A History of Special Education in the United States Part I:Watson,Beattie,and exclusion

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 …

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Sturgis v. Perez and the Conflict Over Monetary Damages in Special Education Part III:The Jewels of Justice

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 …

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