{"id":5095,"date":"2011-05-02T10:40:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T14:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=5095"},"modified":"2011-05-02T10:40:45","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T14:40:45","slug":"action-alert-may-4-call-in-day-idea-fairness-restoration-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/action-alert-may-4-call-in-day-idea-fairness-restoration-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Alert! May 4 Call-In Day IDEA Fairness Restoration Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Action%20Alert%21%20May%204%20Call-In%20Day%20IDEA%20Fairness%20Restoration%20Act\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">On Wednesday, May 4 2011, please contact your Senators and Representative and ask them to cosponsor the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act<\/span><\/strong> (S.613 AND H.R. 1208).<\/p>\n<p>This bill will allow parents to recover expert witness fees when they prevail in due process hearings and court actions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to contact Congress:<\/strong> It is best to call your Representative (House) and Senators (Senate).\u00a0 Calls are more personal and more attention is paid to a phone call.\u00a0 Even a 2 minute call makes a difference.\u00a0 However, if you prefer or need to send an email instead, that is also very helpful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call Congress. <\/strong> Call your Congressional Representative and Senators and ask them to Cosponsor S.613 and H.R. 1208, the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act.\u00a0 You can call them at 202-224-3121 (TTY 202-225-1904).\u00a0 If you do not know who they are, you can look them up at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">www.house.gov<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.senate.gov\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">www.senate.gov<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.house.gov\/<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.senate.gov\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.senate.gov\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ask for the staff member who handles education or disability.\u00a0 Share with them the information below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Send an email message to congress.<\/strong> You can email your Congressman through special forms available on House of Representatives Website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/writerep\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.house.gov\/writerep<\/span><\/a> ,<br \/>\nand write your Senators through a Web Form available on the Senate website, <a><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/1.usa.gov\/Senat\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.usa.gov\/Senat\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/1.usa.gov\/Senat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.copaa.org\/public-policy\/wednesday-may-4-2011-callwrite-congress-to-cosponsor-the-idea-fairness-restoration-act\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Sample email<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More information, talking points, additional resources at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.copaa.org\/public-policy\/wednesday-may-4-2011-callwrite-congress-to-cosponsor-the-idea-fairness-restoration-act\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Important Action Alert<\/strong> on Copaa<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, May 4 2011, please contact your Senators and Representative and ask them to cosponsor the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act (S.613 AND H.R. 1208). 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