by ACDL | Aug 6, 2019 | ACDL News, Education
EN ESPANOL by Amanda Glass, Equal Justice Works Fellow Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), students with disabilities and their parents have certain legal protections and rights. Those protections and rights must be communicated to families...
by ACDL | Jul 22, 2019 | ACDL News, Education
Special Education for Students in Correctional Facilities: Who Is Responsible? By Amanda Glass*, Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow This is the final blog post in our three-part series on special education for youth in correctional facilities. In our first post, we...
by ACDL | May 10, 2019 | ACDL News, Education
Part 1 of a 3-Part Blog By Amanda Glass, Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow* In 2016, of the approximately 120,000 students receiving special education services in Arizona, 240 were receiving services in correctional facilities, such as detention centers, jails,...
by ACDL | Jul 26, 2017 | ADA, Press Releases
Press Release July 26, 2017 TUCSON AND PHOENIX — On July 26, 2017, the country celebrates the 27th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today, in recognition of this anniversary, ACDL, the National Association of the Deaf, and Stein...