Right of Student to Enroll in School Today
Educate school staff about a student’s right to enroll in school and how to ensure a smooth transition back for the student. Continue reading “Right of Student to Enroll in School Today”
Educate school staff about a student’s right to enroll in school and how to ensure a smooth transition back for the student. Continue reading “Right of Student to Enroll in School Today”
The Texas School Reentry Toolkit is designed to help parents of students with disabilities gain reentry to school in Texas. Continue reading “Texas School Reentry Toolkit”
A lawsuit filed in federal court today alleges that Austin ISD is failing thousands of students with disabilities due to its refusal to address longstanding, systemic issues impacting its evaluation system. The failure has resulted in delayed evaluations of more than 2,000 students in the district. Continue reading “Lawsuit Says Austin ISD Violates Federal Law, Fails to Evaluate More Than 2,000 Students”
Please join Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in partnership with Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities and Disability Rights Texas for part four of their series, “Promoting a Positive Experience with… Continue reading “Virtual Resource Fair”
Please join Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in partnership with Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities and Disability Rights Texas for part three of their series, “Promoting a Positive Experience with… Continue reading “Laws, Rights, Responsibilities, and Resources for Parents and Guardians”
Please join Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in partnership with Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities and Disability Rights Texas for part two of their series, “Promoting a Positive Experience with… Continue reading “Rights, Responsibility, and Resources for Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Meetings”
The advocacy group Disability Rights Texas examined statewide data and found that students with disabilities and Black students are physically restrained by educators at disproportionately high rates. In Texas, when… Continue reading “Report: Texas Schools Still Forcibly Restrain Students Too Often”
If your child receives ECI services, they will graduate from ECI on the day they turn three. It is important that, upon exiting ECI, your child properly transitions to a setting that will continue to provide the supports and services that they need to succeed. Continue reading “Transitioning from ECI Services to a Local School”
ECI services help promote the development and growth of children age 0-3 who have developmental disabilities and other disabilities. This handout answers many of the questions parents might have about ECI and covers topics like eligibility, services, costs, evaluation and assessment, and more. Continue reading “What is Early Childhood Intervention?”
The links and background information in this handout can be used with the DRTx Discipline Guide for Students with Disabilities. Continue reading “DRTx Discipline Guide for Students with Disabilities – Links and Glossary”