- Education
NDRN Signs on to IDEA Survey Comments
June 14, 2019
The comments submitted by CCD noted that a survey of state directors and local directors of special education was completed in 2011 and that this new survey is unnecessary.
Comments - Mental Health
Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds Involuntary Medication Law to Restore Competency Violates U.S. Constitution
June 13, 2019
NDRN, Disability Rights Wisconson, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers joined in an amicus brief authored by Quarles & Bradley, LLP in Milwaukee.
Amicus Brief - ADA & Civil Rights
Fourth Circuit Reverses District Court, Remands for Trial Case ADA Food Allergy Accommodation Case
May 31, 2019
NDRN joined in an amicus brief written by the disAbility Law Center of Virginia (the Virginia P&A).
Amicus Brief - Education
Department of Ed Must End Delay of Racial Discrimination Rule
May 23, 2019
On July 3, 2018, the Department of Education (ED) implemented a two-year delay of a rule circulated by the Obama administration intended to prevent racial discrimination in the education of students with disabilities. The rule, developed as the result of a long review process, was due to go into…
Press Release - Education
First Circuit Affirms District Court Rejecting Private Placement of Child with FAPE Claim
May 22, 2019
The First Circuit affirmed the district court on a challenge to a private placement on the grounds that the child was not receiving a FAPE in the Least Restrictive Environment.
Amicus Brief