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Key Differences Between IEPs and 504 Plans
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 Plans are both crucial programs to help K-12 students with disabilities who need specialized education get the support they need in school. Students’ rights to IEPs are protected under the Individuals with Disabilities...
News: $36 Million Verdict Awarded in Disability Discrimination Case Against Werner Trucking
A jury in Nebraska just returned a $36 million verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and against Drivers Management, LLC and Werner Enterprises, Inc. for denying employment and accommodations to a deaf truck driver, in violation...
Rethinking Discipline in Schools
The impact discipline has on students across the country cannot be overstated. While positive discipline practices can promote safe learning environments and aid students in developing key skills, negative discipline practices can harm students’ well-beings, make...
New Breast Pumping Law Expands Protections for Nursing Parents
A brand new law expanding protections for nursing parents – the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers – has just gone into full effect in the U.S. The PUMP Act gives working parents the right to a private space that is not a bathroom and adequate...
School Avoidance: Students are Increasingly Refusing to go to School
Right now, more and more students across the country are engaging in school avoidance. School-avoidant behavior is when a student refuses to go to school or has difficulty being in school all day. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, eight million students were considered...
New bill looks to improve air travel for passengers with disabilities
Some air travelers with disabilities have long experienced difficult experiences traveling through airports and flying on planes – that are not always designed to accommodate. In 2022 alone, 11,389 wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, and scooters were lost, damaged,...