LINKS

Rules, Regulations and Policies

-   All Law   -
Research on line free for code of civil procedure.

-   Americans with Disabilities Act   -
ADA Basic Building Blocks
Introductory free web course on legal requirements & spirit of ADA (Fee for 10 CEU credits).

Dept. of Justice on ADA
Dept of Justice's documents, regulations, ADA standards for accessible design, status reports, and technical assistance publications

Not Accessible
Not Accessible seeks accessibility in public facilities for every disabled person to ensure independence & empowerment.

-   Center for Education Statistics   -
NCES is the main federal agency for collecting data about education. To build your own table of statistics, click on Elementary/Secondary School Data (CCD) - Data Resources - Build a Table.

-   Center for the Study & Advancement of Disability Policy   -
Training materials, policy papers & briefs by Bobby Silverstein, former staff director & chief counsel to U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Disability Policy. Materials on: ADA, IDEA, Olmstead, Rehab Act, etc.

-   Data on Children and Families   -
|Center for Education Statistics
NCES is the main federal agency for collecting data about education. To build your own table of statistics, click on Elementary/Secondary School Data (CCD) - Data Resources - Build a Table.

|Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics

|US Census Bureau

-  Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA)  -
No Child Left Behind

| http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA/toc.html
Center on Education Policy's "A New Federal Role in Education," summary of "No Child Left Behind Act" passed Jan. 2002

-   Family and Medical Leave Act   -
Federal law providng job protections to parents who take off work to be with children receiving medical and psychiatric care or are recuperating from serious health concerns.

-   Federal Register   -
Documents published in the Federal Register, 1994-Present, in a searchable database.

-   HIPAA Regulations   -
Frequently asked questions & other information regarding federal privacy regulations effective 4/13/03 as Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act.

-   Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004)   -
IDEA 2004 Resource Site
US Dept of Education's "one-stop-shop" site for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations. Searchable versions of the law and regulations, OSEP letters, dialogue guides, topic briefs, videos, links to technical assistance network, Q&A area where you can submit questions to OSEP.

CESA 7 Resource Page for IDEA 2004
Includes: IDEA 2004 and Regulations links, IDEA Partnership, and many related resources.

-   Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act (P.L.107-273)   -

-   No Child Left Behind Act   -
CESA 7 Website

|Final Regulations NCLB

| A Parents Guide to NCLB

NCLB Regulations
Regulations Issued August 2002

|Regulations Issued December 2003

|NCLB Statute

Parent Involvement
|A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family & Community Connections on Student Achievement

|Supplemental Service Providers

Title I Allocations
Allocations by school district

|Allocation by individual school

|Wisconsin “High Priority" Schools

|Wisconsin Schools in Need of Improvement
Schools identified for improvement under NCLB.

Wrightslaw on NCLB
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/nclb.index.htm, and here http://www.nclb.gov/

-   Rights & Reality II - Wisconsin   -

-   Special Education in Plain Language   -

-   Social Security Administration   -
Eligibility for people with disabilities.

|Information for youth with disabilities, transition, and employment issues.

|SSI for Kids

-   U.S. Dept. of Justice/Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADA)   -

-   U.S. Dept. of Education/Office of Special Education Programs   -
|http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/

-   Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction   -