by Common Ground | Sep 24, 2014 | Snapshot
IDEA requires states to offer formal processes to resolve conflicts arising between parents and schools. The use of adversarial processes, such as due process complaints, grew from the 1990s through 2005, but the use of these formal processes has declined since the...
by Common Ground | Aug 15, 2014 | Features
For many students with disabilities, technology can be ‘the great equalizer,’ facilitating access to learning opportunities previously closed to them. Technology, and in particular, mobile devices (Apple’s iPad, iPod and iPhone) have led to sea...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Snapshot
Eight percent of computers in public schools in 1995 used for instructional purposes had Internet access. By 2008, that percentage had reached 98%.1 97 percent of teachers have one or more computers located in the classroom.1 93 percent of the computers located in the...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Capitols
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, (CMS) officials released federal guidance for states on Medicaid coverage of therapies for autism, indicating that such treatments are covered for beneficiaries under age 21. While the guidance focuses on the provision of...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Capitols
The National Center for Education Statistics, which administers the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), released a research report earlier this year that endorses read-aloud accommodations for students with disabilities for examinations. The Center...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Capitols
Nearly a year after the NJDOE backed away from sweeping changes to state special education code, the Department has put forth a modest proposal to make technical changes to the code. The changes, which were submitted to the State Board of Education, are mostly...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Capitols
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law a bipartisan measure (S-2079) designed to ensure that students with disabilities are able to participate in athletics, and are provided with reasonable accommodations or modifications, based on their individual...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Courts
The United States District Court has upheld the decision of an Administrative Law Judge, requiring a New Jersey School district to reimburse parents for placement in an approved private school. The case involves a preschooler with severe autism for whom private...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Courts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for services in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) apply to extended school year, (ESY) services. The case involves a...
by Common Ground | Aug 11, 2014 | Courts
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), along with its affiliate organizations the NFB of New Jersey and the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC), joined with the parents of a blind high school student in New Milford, New Jersey to file suit...
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