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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Federal special-education law: evaluations, eligibility, IEPs, LRE, safeguards, and dispute options.
OpenLegal Brief: Endrew F. & the IDEA Standard
Practitioner-grade brief explaining the Supreme Court’s FAPE standard and what districts must do under IDEA.
OpenFree Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
What FAPE means under IDEA and Section 504, how it’s delivered, and how parents can use the standard.
OpenIEP Preparation & Prior Written Notice (PWN)
A parent’s playbook for assembling evidence, inviting professionals, and insisting on a sufficient Prior Written Notice—so refusals and “progressing so not needed” claims are addressed on the record.
OpenLegal Brief: Deal v. Hamilton
Sixth Circuit case on predetermination and meaningful parent participation. What the court requires of IEP teams and why robust PWN matters.
OpenParents’ Rights (Procedural Safeguards)
What you’re entitled to get in writing each year, when else you should receive it, and a printable rights notice.
OpenWhen a Teacher Refuses IEP Goals
Calm, step-by-step actions: document, request implementation or a meeting, ask for PWN if needed, and escalate wisely.
OpenParents’ Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common IEP questions, with links to deeper guides, templates, and resources.
OpenPredetermination (Deciding Before the Meeting)
How to spot it, the legal standards, and what to do—scripts, PWN, and next steps.
OpenPlacement & LRE
How teams must individualize placement, consider the full continuum, and ensure real language access—plus red flags and parent scripts.
OpenSpecific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
What SLD means (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia), how eligibility works, and how to build strong IEP goals, instruction, accommodations, and progress monitoring.
OpenIEP Meeting Notice & Scheduling
How much notice schools must give, your right to a mutually agreed time, and what to do if they won’t reschedule—plus quick state timelines and citations.
OpenAutism & Sleep
How to handle disability-related tardies, write flexible arrival supports, and keep truancy letters off your back—complete with IDEA/§504 citations.
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