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Special Education
Comprehensive materials on the subject. PAI provides legal representation to students with disabilities.
http://www.pai-ca.org/pubs/401601.htm 

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Help
California Department of Education, Special Education Division, “Parental Rights/Procedural Safeguards for Special Education Students.”
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/or/division.asp?id=sed


Section 504, A.D.A.
Anderle, “Helping Schools Make the Grade,’’ summarizes the key requirements of civil rights statutes prohibiting discrimination in the schools.
www.michbar.org/journal/article.cfm?articleID=232&volumeID=16&viewType=arch  

“Free Appropriate Public Education for Students with Disabilities” provides information on FAPE for elementary and secondary students.
http://www.ed.gov/policy/rights/guid/ocr/disability.html


A.D.H.D.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) assist parents with education issues.
http://www.chadd.org/webpage.cfm?cat_id=5&subcat_id=23&sec_id=7


Transition, High School to College
“Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your
Rights and Responsibilities”, Information for High School students with disabilities entering college. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html


Higher Education
“Making Accommodations: The Legal World of Students with Disabilities”,
Discusses accommodations for college students with disabilities.
http://www.adagreatlakes.org/Publications