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A number of people have contacted me saying my previous post was useful. I will summarize their responses later.
For now I am posting some more information.
The federal agency which has authority and responsibiliity is
US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
They have a site which gives information both on the regulations and on complaint procedures if students right are not being met.
www.ed.gov/offices/OCR
for the complaint procedure
www.ed.gov.offices/OCR/complaintprocess/html
for definitions
The Civil Rights of Students wwith Hidden Disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
www.ed.gov./offices/OCR/docs/hq5269.html
I spoke to several people both at headquarters and at the the closest enforcement office. You would call your local enforcemnt office for details. The complaint section tells where they are by state.
The headquarters are at
US Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Customer Service Team
Mary E. Switser Building
330 C Street S.W.
Washington DC 20303
1-800-421-3481 e-mail [log in to unmask]
Irma De Bruyn, NCSP, LEP
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