THE SPECIAL ED ADVOCATE, JANUARY 26, 2000 (V. 3, N. 3)

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THE SPECIAL ED ADVOCATE, January 26, 2000 (V. 2, N. 3)

1. UPDATE ON IDEA COMPLIANCE REPORT (January 25, 2000)

2. WRIGHTSLAW: SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW: UPDATE ON " THE FREE

BOOKS OFFER " & NEW REVIEWS

3. CONTROVERSY & " AUTISM ALERT "

4. EDITOR'S CHOICE FROM ADVOCATE'S BOOKSTORE

5. #1 DOWNLOAD IN JANUARY: NEW IEP ARTICLE

6. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

7. CONTACT INFORMATION

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1. UPDATE ON IDEA COMPLIANCE REPORT (January 25, 2000)

On January 25, 2000, the National Council on Disability released

" Back to School on Civil Rights: Advancing the Federal Commitment

to Leave No Child Behind. "

This long awaited report is a analysis of data on enforcement and

compliance with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.

Although the full report is not yet available online, NCD issued

a summary of their findings. You can download the NCD summary of

findings at the slaw site at

http://www.wrightslaw.com/news/2000/NCD_IDEA_Report_00_0125.htm

NCD knows that parents must fight on behalf of their children

with disabilities. The report begins with this story:

" . . . the parents of a 10 year old from the state of land

were told that 'IDEA didn

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