Dave Nettell's Special Education Page

PUBLICATIONS

PAI, Inc. Special Education Rights and Responsibilities (SERR) Manual (1/98, 310 pages)

Entire text is available online (broken down by chapters) or it can be ordered (both English and Spanish language versions) for $10, plus shipping. An excellent resource for parents, teachers, and administrators.

INTERNET LINKS

Protection and Advocacy, Inc.

Mission Statement: PAI works in partnership with people with disabilities - to protect, advocate for and advance their human, legal and service rights. We strive toward a society that values all people and supports their rights to dignity, freedom, choice and quality of life.

Special Education Rights and Responsibilities (SERR) Manual (1/98, 310 pages)

Entire text is available online (broken down by chapters) or it can be ordered (both English and Spanish language versions) for $10, plus shipping. An excellent resource for parents, teachers, and administrators.

EDLAW, Inc.

EDLAW, Inc. was founded by S. James (“Jim”) Rosenfeld, an attorney with almost 20 years of experience in special education law. EDLAW was established in 1989 to apply the changes occurring in dissemination of information to education law. The objective is to combine both electronic and print media to enable the most rapid, efficient and inexpensive access to the law. We are proud to be able to provide the information contained on this page for public use, some of it for the first time. In addition, we will appreciate your consideration of the following products and services, which we believe can help in providing appropriate education and related services to students with disabilities.

MEDIA ARTICLES

Program designed to release autistic children from private traps
Oakland Tribune, 9/28/98

An intensive program designed to teach autistic children what they need to join mainstream school classes and, eventually, function as independent adults began this fall at the center and adjoining Woodstock School.

Educating Autistic Kids -- San Juan Program Falls Short Some Say
Sacramento Bee, 9/27/98

Everyone agrees these are precious but severely disabled kids who need lots of special attention.  But in the San Juan Unified School District, two dozen families with autistic children are in pitched battle with school officials over how to get it done.

Mt. Diablo Schools Under Fire
Contra Costa Times, 8/24/98

PLEASANT HILL -- The mother of a 12-year-old boy with learning disabilities says the Mt. Diablo school district has collected public money for services it failed to provide her son.

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