Compensatory Services in the Age of COVID

• By: Hillary D. Freeman, Esq. Freeman Law Offices, LLC
• January 1st, 2021
• ADA, compensatory services, COVID-19, IDEA, IEP, legal issues, school, special education, students, winter 2021 issue
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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, school districts across the country have struggled to meet their legal obligations as set forth in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for students...

What Employers Need to Know About Asperger’s Syndrome: Accommodating Managers and Professionals on the Spectrum

• By: Barbara Bissonnette Forward Motion Coaching
• April 1st, 2014
• accommodation, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Asperger's Syndrome, employers, executive function, job coaching, workplace accommodations
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There is increasing evidence, albeit anecdotal, that autism is now on the radar screens of employers. Last year, SAP, the giant software company, pledged that in the next few years 1% of its workforce will be individuals on the autism spectrum. The announcement generated widespread publicity....