Feds Receive Record Number of Complaints abt SpecEd

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http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2012/10/feds_receive_record_number_of_.html?cmp=ENL-EU-VIEWS1

In that blog is embedded link to the actual report:

http://www2.ed.gov/documents/news/section-504.pdf

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Nice PDF, looks like a great way to break in the new Kindle Paperwhite DH gave me. Check this out:

What is a disability?
Section 504 and Title II do not contain a specified list of disabilities. Instead, they use a functional defini- tion of disability. Under this approach, a person has a disability if he or she: (1) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of that person; (2) has a record of such an impairment; or (3) is regarded as having such an impairment. Congress has made clear that the definition of disability should be understood to allow for broad coverage. A few examples of impair- ments that can be disabilities are blindness, deafness, orthopedic impairments, autism, learning disabilities, Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), diabetes, food allergies, HIV and AIDS, and depression.