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Guest Blogger at Connecticut Special Education Lawyer Blog

This month, I am a guest blogger at Jennifer Laviano’s Connecticut Special Education Lawyer Blog. This is an outstanding honor. I’ve long admired

Dreams and Hopes

I discovered Ellen Seidman’s blog, Love That Max, about two months ago. Upon learning that Ellen’s son Max has cerebal palsy and unspecified

Medical Marijuana and Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

About a month ago, Ann Kiernan, a New Jersey attorney who practices preventive law for employers, blogged about one of Jon Corzine’s last acts as

Whither Aspergers?

The news that Asperger’s Syndrome may be removed from the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (better known as

Valentine’s Day is for Disabled People Too

When a mother looks for a girlfriend on her son’s behalf, it may not sound so strange. But Lucy Baxter’s 21 year old son, Otto, has Down’s Syndrome.

Special Needs Camps

On this blog, I usually write about legal issues related to service animals, special education, student rights, or disability discrimination. Once in

Special Education Services in Charter Schools

Education Week recently published a very interesting article titled Charters: Students With Disabilities Need Not Apply? Although charter schools

Disability, Sports, and “Performance Enhancing Drugs”

I’ll admit it: I’m not a big sports fan. In fact, I rarely watch sports except for the occasional March Madness college basketball tournament on TV.

Taking Care of Your Service Animal When Something Happens to You

There is a well known saying: “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Let’s face it, no one likes to think about their own mortality. But those of

Parents with Disabilities?: Yes, they can!

When Kaney O’Neill was 21 years old and working as a Navy airman apprentice, she fell off a balcony and broke her neck. Thereafter, she had minima