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Restraints

MA Regulations on Restraints
MA DESE initiative on restraints
- A Federal restraint policy by state document was mentioned. See the file: doe_summary_by_state.pdf in the PAC files archive http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newtonpac/files/
Article on how restraints was ended at Bellevue Hospital
Movie about restraints
Crisis Prevention Institute (restraint and non-violent de-escalation training): http://www.crisisprevention.com/home

Laws

Somerset Wiki Laws Page

Useful links

OCR 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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