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https://www.californiaspecialedlaw.com//ca-senate-bill-98/ Important information for families on what to expect from public schools in 2020/2021. #specialeducation #distancelearning #SB98 #IEP

https://www.californiaspecialedlaw.com/abo/upcoming-events/ Distance Learning and COVID-19: Know Your Rights Join me tomorrow (Tuesday June 2) at 10 am for the Stowell Learning Center’s Live broadcast to learn more about How to Advocate For Your Child during the COVID-19 closures.... #distancelearning #ieps #specialeducation #adamsandassociatesaplc

Read our guidance letter about Distance Learning and download our Distance Learning Tracker (Excel) to monitor your student’s progress. We've included info about your child's rights during school closure and how this relates to federal law, latest guidance from Dept. of Ed and California Senate Bill 117.

We hope that this message finds you safe and healthy. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, we want to assure you that Adams & Associates is committed to providing our clients with seamless, uninterrupted service while maintaining a safe working environment for our staff and our community. We will remain open for business but continue to adjust our firm operations in accordance with federal, state and local guidelines and directives. In that regard, our attorneys and ...staff are able to, and routinely do, work remotely when appropriate. We recognize that this unprecedented challenge is impacting all of us in different ways, importantly that children all over the country, including in California, are missing out on valuable education. It is our continued mission to advocate on behalf of our clients and families to ensure that children impacted by disabilities have ready and equal access to the most appropriate educational programs and services, despite the current COVID-19 crisis. We are here to serve you and do not anticipate that you will experience any difference in our responsiveness or support, even though our in-person interactions are now limited. At your option we are available by phone, email, and video conferencing. We are strongly committed as individuals and as a firm to working together to respond to the current crisis. If you have any questions, or need assistance, please reach out to us. Sincerely, Tim Adams

What is an Appropriately Ambitious IEP? Join Tim Adams to find out more about advocating for your child on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at The Autism Community In Action’s (TACA) West Coast Conference: https://tacanow.org/conference/west-coast/schedule/

Thrilled to be at the LA Times Festival of Books speaking about special education advocacy! Sisters Of Strength #childadvocacy #californiaspecialedlaw #sistersofstrengthca #latimesespanol #bookfest

Join us at the LA Times Festival of Books on Saturday, April 13 at 12 pm for a panel discussion and learn from Tim Adams and other special education experts on best practices to advocate for your child. #californiaspecialedlaw #latimesespanol #sistersofstrengthca

In a scathing opinion from the 9th Circuit, it rules that the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) AND the U.S. District Court got it wrong for a student in Antelope Valley. See below for details: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov//opini/2017/03/27/14-56344.pdf

The U.S. Supreme Court rules 8-0 that public schools must provide special education eligible students an opportunity to make "appropriately ambitious" progress in Endrew F. v Douglas County School District: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-827_0pm1.pdf. This is an incredible victory for students across the country as public school districts can no longer use the "some benefit" standard as a reason to offer poor quality, mediocre educational programs for special needs students! http://www.npr.org//the-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-a-

A student victory at the Supreme Court! When a school district denied a student's service dog access to the school, SCOTUS ruled 8-0 yesterday that exhausting administrative remedies is NOT required to pursue damages for Emotional Distress under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. http://www.scotusblog.com//fry-v-napoleon-community-schoo/

These are troubling times but we will not forget the rights of students affected by disabilities. Know your rights. Stand up for your rights and the rights of your children! http://www.huffingtonpost.com//devos-disabilities-web-site?

Members of Congress introduced a bill today that would close the U.S. Department of Education (DoED), a federal department which plays a vital role in protecting the rights of students with disabilities. The Office For Civil Rights which operates under the umbrella of the DoED enforces laws such as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in entities including school districts that receive federal funds. Eliminating this federal department altogether would be a disaster and would have serious, and adverse impact on students with special needs. Even if the DoED remains, Trump administration budget cuts will severely limit this Department's ability to adequately investigate and enforce civil rights laws around the Country. http://www.npr.org//about-that-bill-abolishing-the-departm

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on this case today: https://bol.bna.com/supreme-court-considers-education-for-/ A ruling in favor of the student, and SCOTUS adopting a significant or substantial educational benefit standard would require public schools across the country to upgrade many of their programs for special needs students. Our children deserve much more than the bargain, basement education that they are receiving from our failing public school systems.