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Collection of Special Education Links
Restraints
MA Regulations on Restraints
MA DESE initiative on restraints
Review of laws and regulations in all 50 states
Article on how restraints were ended at Bellevue Hospital
Movie about restraints
Crisis Prevention Institute (restraint and non-violent de-escalation training): http://www.crisisprevention.com/home
Positive Behavioral Support Seclusion and Restraint Policy
NPS Policy on Restraint see Section VIII
PPT done by DOE on restraints
Review of pending law on restraints in Congress
Disability Scoop Web sites review of Restraint legislation in Congress
Investigation and story about restraints in Lynn from Disabilities Law Center
Blogs
Laws
Useful links
Office of Civil Rights overview
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/aboutocr.html
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/whatsnew.html
1. Some OCR documents on 504:
504 FAQ (including new definition - ADA Amendments
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html
Access to accelerated classes
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-20071226.html
Transcripts/report cards
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-20081017.html
Placement of Children with HIV/AIDS (incl. concept of privacy under
504) http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq53e9.html
FAPE
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/edlite-FAPE504.html
Placement/team process
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/placpub.html
Hidden Disabilities
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq5269.html
Disability Harassment
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/disabharassltr.html
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201010.html
2. General special education etc.
Accommodations
http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/ParentKit/que_for_parentstoask.asp
Resources and documents on OSEP's web-page on IDEA.
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html
<http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/index.html>.
http://www.pacer.org/publications/specedrights.asp
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/advo.index.htm
BSEA
More MA DESE
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/cc.html
PQA
http://www.doe.mass.edu/contact/orgdetail.aspx?orgcode=SPED_SEPP09
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/cc.html
Advocacy
www.fcsn.org
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/parents.html
http://www.pacer.org/publications/specedrights.asp
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/advo.index.htm
Complaints can be filed with OCR with the form attached or at the website http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintprocess.html
OCR Complaint investigation manual - Section 107 re granting waivers
of 180 day timeframe
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocrcpm.html#I_7
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Newton Public Schools
Barnstable Public Schools
Boston Public Schools
Northampton Public Schools
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