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The Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the most comprehensive
federal civil-rights statute protecting the rights of people
with disabilities. It affects access to employment; state and
local government programs and services; access to places of
public accommodation such as businesses, transportation, and
non-profit service providers; and telecommunications.
http://www.adata.org/whatsada.html
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California Senate and
Assembly Websites
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/
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The IDEA Practices
Web site provides useful and timely information
to help professionals and families understand and implement
IDEA '97. IDEA Practices is a service of the ASPIIRE and ILIAD
IDEA Partnership Projects. Special features include a monthly
online and email newsletter--IDEAnews--providing up-to-date
news and resources, unique hyperlinked and searchable versions
of the IDEA law and regulations, a series of FAQ's, and an extensive
set of IDEA-related resources, all reviewed by OSEP for accuracy
and consistency with IDEA '97.
http://www.ideapractices.org/
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Special
Education Rights of Parents from the California Department of
Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/sed/englsh-ps.pdf
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President's
Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE)
On October 3, 2001, President George Bush established
a Commission on Excellence in Special Education to collect information
and study issues related to Federal, State, and local special
education programs with the goal of recommending policies for
improving the education performance of students with disabilities.
http://www.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/whspecialeducation/index.html
