Posted on March 31, 2009 by randychapman
Last fall the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act was passed and signed into law (please see my post President Signs ADA Amendments Act of 2008). The ADA Amendments Act broadened the definition of disability under the ADA and Section 504. In particular it prohibited the consideration of mitigating measures when determining whether an impairment substantially [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by randychapman
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 (ARRA) provides significant new funding for services for children with disabilities under the IDEA’s Parts B and C. These additional IDEA funds are provided under three authorities: (1) $11.3 billion for IDEA Part B grants to states (2) $400 million under Part B Preschool Grants to States [...]
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