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Restraints

Regulations, Policies, Forms and Laws

MA Regulations on Restraints
Link to Physical Restraint Report form
PPT done by DOE on restraints
Review of laws and regulations in all 50 states
NPS Policy on Restraint see Section VIII
Review of pending law on restraints in Congress
Disability Scoop Web sites review of Restraint legislation in Congress

Reports

Investigation and story about restraints in Lynn from Disabilities Law Center
Keeping Schools Safe for Everyone, report from Oregon
Report on Restraint Reduction Ideas for Parents by Tash.org

Info on Mass Restraint Reduction Initiative

Charter for MA DESE initiative on restraints

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Other Useful Links

Youth Position Statement on Restraint/Seclusion
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

SPED IEP Management Software

EasyIEP:
http://www.publicconsultinggroup.com/education/products/easyiep/

General SPED links

State Wide Enrollment Data:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/reports/enroll/default.html

More Statewide data by city and town from Boston Glode:
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/specials/snapshot/snapshot_special_ed_students_per_school_district_massachusetts_2010/

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

http://www.doe.mass.edu/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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