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717-600-0100 V/TTY or 1-800-522-5827 V/TTY
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Special Education Legal Links

The following is a partial listing of identified website links. Parent Education Network is not responsible for the contents of any off site pages referenced or linkages provided. No official endorsement by Parent Education Network of products, resources or information is implied. Information is not intended to serve as legal or medical advice. In the event you need legal or medical assistance, consult an attorney or a physician.


Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Website contains information regarding housing; health care; services and support to help children with disabilities; federal disability benefits (SSI); home and community based care for children with serious emotional disorders; community services for elders; and protections against discrimination in housing, employment and public services.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005-5002
202-467-5730; 202-467-4232(TTY); 202-223-0409(Fax)
E-mail: bazelon@nicom.com


Center for Law and Education Website contains information on Standards-based Reform, School-to-Work, Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities, and the Community Action for Public Schools Project. The Center also offers a parent magazine (Parents are Powerful). As a national support center, CLE has developed expertise about legal rights and responsibilities of students and school personnel as well as about key education programs and initiatives, including Title !, vocational education programs and school to work systems, and special education for students with disabilities.

Center for Law & Education
197 Friend Street, 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
617-371-1155; 617-371-1155(Fax)
E-mail: HN0481@Handsnet.org or LSearcy@cleweb.org


EDLAW, Inc. Website contains full texts of statutes, regulations, and administrative interpretations. Laws include the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A partial listing of attorneys working with special education issues is listed by state.

EDLAW, Inc.
PO Box 81-7327
Hollywood, FL 33081
954-966-4489; 954-996-8561(Fax)


Reed Martin Website contains a listing of Reed Martin publications, audiotapes and workshops, and "Ask Reed" section with commonly asked questions and answers related to special education, and an IEP Parent Checklist.

Reed Martin, J.D., Conferences and Publications
PO Box 487
Morgantown, WV 26507
304-598-3406; 304-598-3512(Fax)
E-mail: connie@westco.net


Peter Wright Website contains frequently asked questions, parent letters and discussions, a bookstore, a law library, and information to order a free online newsletter (The Special ed Advocate).


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