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New Department of Education Study Reveals a Record Number of Disability Related Complaints in Schools

Nov 29, 2012 | Disability Benefits Law

The Department of Education’s October 2012 report reveals that disability-related complaints, alleging violations of disability rights, accounted for over 55 percent of those complaints received by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights during a three-year period from 2009-2011.  Violations alleged include disability harassment, the right for students with disabilities to have free and appropriate education, and the denial of benefits.  Read the full article by Michelle Diament of disabilityscoop.com here:  http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/10/03/school-complaints-record/16578/.  See the U.S. Department of Education’s report here:  http://www2.ed.gov/documents/news/section-504.pdf

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