The Wrightslaw Way

From Jim Comstock-Galagan The recent amendments to Section 504 and the ADAA greatly expanded coverage under Section 504/ADA. The ADA Amendments Act, Public Law No. 110–325 (2008), overturned Supreme Court precedent that narrowed coverage under the ADA and Section 504. The reauthorized law provided that impairments should be considered in their unmitigated state and widened […]

From Jim Comstock-Galagan Using State Administrative Complaint Provisions under IDEA to Create Systemic Change Jim shares regulatory requirements for state complaints, resources and references, and effective strategies to use when you file a state complaint. State complaints cover a broad range of violations of IDEA and must contain statement that LEA violated IDEA (Part B) […]

Inclusive Schools Week, December 3-7, 2012. Theme: building authentic friendships for students with disabilities and their non-disabled peers. From Jim Comstock-Galagan – If you want people to understand the matter of inclusion, you make them understand it for themselves. How would inclusion relate to them? Jim understood when his mother first walked him to elementary […]