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2. Language Support - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

   sites.ed.gov/idea/language-support

   These language assistance services are available free of charge. If you need more information about interpretation or translation services, please call 1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327), TTY: (800) 877-8339 TTY / ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), or email. U.S. Department of Education Information Resource Center.

3. Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public ...

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   Every year, public school teachers, leaders, parents, students, and other interested parties contact the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) asking questions about the educational and civil rights of students with disabilities who are enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools.

4. Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection | Adult ...

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   Explore a collection of 985 high-quality multimedia instructional resources, informed by research, for use by adult educators. These resources have been reviewed by subject matter experts and recommended and approved by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy.

5. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

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   The U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act website brings together department and grantee IDEA information and resources. The IDEA makes available a free appropriate public education to and ensures special education and related services to eligible children with disabilities.

6. Protecting Students With Disabilities - U.S. Department of ...

   www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html

   This guidance focuses primarily on Section 504. Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. Title II prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by state and local governments.

7. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) - Home Page

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   The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 ( IDEA) authorizes formula grants to ...

8. English Learners with or at Risk for Disabilities

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   As an example, David Francis (University of Houston) explored factors related to the identification and classification of reading and language disabilities among Spanish-speaking ELs. The aim was to provide schools with clearer criteria and considerations for identifying learning disabilities among these students in kindergarten through grade 2.

9. Comparing Special Education Experiences Among Spanish- and ...

   files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED615170.pdf

   exacerbated negative experiences (e.g., disempowerment and lack of teacher knowledge) for Spanish-speaking (versus English-speaking) parents, unique communication barriers among Spanish-speaking families and shared barriers among English- and Spanish-speaking parents. Implications for research and practice are discussed.