June 8, 2012 in Uncategorized
A colleague of mine in Northern New Jersey, Julia Yong-hee Park, Esq., just informed me that she has been hard at work organizing a free conferenc
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June 4, 2012 in Special Education
Parents need to be very careful about asking “special education non-attorney advocates” for legal advice.
Not too long ago, I received an ema
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May 28, 2012 in Disability Discrimination
Earlier this month, the press reported stories about parents who face hurdles finding a day care center or summer camp that will accommodate their
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May 21, 2012 in Disability Discrimination
“Is showing up for work on a predictable basis essential to the job?” This seems to be a very simple question.
Yet, that is the essentially t
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May 14, 2012 in Special Education, Student Rights
Concussions are on the rise. The Center for Disease Control recently reported that from 2001 to 2009, the number of emergency hospital visits for
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May 7, 2012 in Disability Discrimination, Uncategorized
I generally write on topics involving special education law, First Amendment issues, disability discrimination, bullying, and service animals.
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May 4, 2012 in Special Education
The Atlantic is a well known magazine that publishes articles about a wide range of political and social issues, as well as book reviews and works of
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May 1, 2012 in Special Education
As an attorney with a hearing impairment, I read Petit v. United States Department of Education with great interest. Last week, the US Court of
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April 26, 2012 in Special Education
In the world of special education litigation, the unilateral placement is probably the biggest gamble a parent can make.
What is the unilatera
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April 21, 2012 in Bullying, Student Rights
What was really going on when Tyler Blackmore, the principal of Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School (in New Jersey), declared over the school’s
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