Research project examining several aspects of ADHD diagnosis to better understand populations affected, patterns of treatment, and responses to treatment. Read More
Section 504 Discipline Fact Sheet
Summarizes public schools’ obligations under Section 504 to provide a free appropriate education to K-12 students with disabilities, make reasonable modifications to disciplinary policies for students with disabilities, and discipline in a nondiscriminatory manner. Read More
Students With Disabilities
Section of a report on students with disabilities, outlining the populations served by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act through various graphs and visualizations. Read More
Category Archives: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Contains all OSERS blogs in the “autism spectrum disorder” category. Read More
Case Processing Manual
Thoroughly outlines the steps that the Office for Civil Rights takes to process cases. Read More
School Climate Transformation Grant – State Educational Agency Grants Program
Provides competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop, enhance, or expand systems of support for, and technical assistance to, local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools implementing an evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral framework for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions for all students. Read More
Office for Civil Rights
Office for Civil Rights homepage, linking to a wide variety of services, programs, etc. and describing the Office’s mission. Read More
Section 1450 – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Section of the IDEA defining the government’s obligation to effectively serve students with disabilities. Read More
Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting Children with Disabilities
Provides information about resources, strategies, and evidence-based practices that can help States, LEAs, schools, early childhood programs, educators, and families in their efforts to meet IDEA requirements and, in doing so, improve outcomes for children with disabilities. Read More
Literacy and Deafness: Helping Students who are D/HH Improve Language and Writing Skills
Interview-style blog post with two investigators about their intervention aimed at increasing the writing and language skills of students who are deaf or hard of hearing through teacher professional development targeting writing instruction and use of multilingual strategies. Read More