Disabilities in Government Documents: Education

• Students with disabilities face financial aid barriers : college and graduate students share their stories and policy recommendations, Youth Advisory Committee of the National Council on Disability, 2003.

• The No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act : a progress report, National Council on Disability, 2008.

• Examining the abusive and deadly use of seclusion and restraint in schools, hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, 2009.

• Seclusions and restraints : selected cases of death and abuse at public and private schools and treatment centers, testimony before the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, 2009.

• Higher education and disability : Education needs a coordinated approach to improve its assistance to schools in supporting students, U.S. Government Accounting Office Report to thte Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, 2009.

• Students with disabilities : more information and guidance could improve opportunities in physical education and athletics, U.S. Government Accounting Office report to congressional requesters, 2010.

• ESEA reauthorization : meeting the needs of special populations, hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, April 29, 2010.

• Bullying and students with disabilities : a briefing paper from the National Council on Disability, 2011.

• Higher education and disability : improved federal enforcement needed to better protect student’s rights to testing accommodations, U.S. Government Accountability Office report to congressional requesters, 2011.

• National assessment of IDEA overview, U.S. Department of Education, 2011. 

• Charter schools : additional federal attention needed to help protect access for students with disabilities, U.S. Government Accountability Office report to congressional requesters, 2012.

• Students with disabilities : better federal coordination could lessen challenges in the transition from high school, U.S. Government Accountability Office, report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, 2012.

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