Federal Government
Centers for Disease Control
CDC is the federal agency which promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights
US Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs
US Department of Education’s OSEP State SPED Monitoring Reports
This page contains the most recent Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) monitoring reports from approximately 35 states and territories. All future reports will be posted on this page.
US Department of Education’s Index of OSEP Policy Documents on the Education of Infants, Toddlers, Children and Youth with Disabilities Section 607 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amendments of 1997 requires that the Secretary of Education, on a quarterly basis, publish in the Federal Register a list of correspondence. This is correspondence from the Department of Education received by individuals during the previous quarter (calendar year = CY) that describes the interpretations of IDEA or the regulations that implement IDEA.
US Department of Justice’s Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page
Americans with Disabilities Act
Toll-Free ADA Information Line
Call to obtain answers to general and technical questions about the ADA and to order technical assistance materials: 1-800-514-0301 (voice) 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).
US Dept of Justice ADA Settlements and Consent Agreements
US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division
The Educational Opportunities Section enforces federal statutes which prohibit public school officials from engaging in discriminatory practices involving both elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education.
Federal Resource Center for Special Education
National Council on Disability
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders
National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research
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