by Dan DeMarle | May 25, 2024 | Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Legislation, Reading, School Districts, Teaching
Schools must comply with ‘science of reading’ approach Diana Dombrowski Rockland/Westchester Journal News | USA TODAY NETWORK “In addition to funding clean energy, gun violence prevention and housing, New York’s state budget addresses a top concern in education:...
by Dan DeMarle | May 19, 2024 | ADA, Legislation, Legislative Advocacy
“The U.S. Supreme Court is punting on a case that advocates had warned could sharply limit the rights of people with disabilities to sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The high court decided this week to dismiss as moot the matter known as Acheson...
by Dan DeMarle | May 18, 2024 | Behavior Management, Classroom, Legislation, Legislative Advocacy, Teaching
At the July 2023 Board of Regents meeting, the Board approved for permanent adoption the amendment of sections 19.5 of the Rules of the Board of Regents and Sections 100.2, 200.1, 200.7, 200.15, and 200.22 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education With the...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 9, 2024 | Legislation, Legislative Advocacy
The Census Bureau halts proposed changes to the American Community Survey that would have drastically undercounted disabled people. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/06/census-bureau-disabilities-questions/72499301007/
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 7, 2024 | Legislation, Section 504
The U.S. Department of Education missed the expected August release of the much anticipated regulations — the first major update for the law since 1977. Published Sept. 18, 2023 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education is still drafting proposed...
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 29, 2023 | Accessibility, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Legislation, Legislative Advocacy
New Disabled South launches a plain language dashboard to clarify the complicated text of proposed legislation. A New Tool Helps Disabled People Track—and Shape—Laws That Impact...
