Disability Rights Center logo -- click here for the homepage
  Font Size: [Small] [Medium] [Large]
HOME
Parents as Advocates Handbook
 SUPPLEMENT 1: SOURCES OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
 

To receive a copy of:

1. Maine's Special Education Regulations for preschool (Chapter 180) and for school-aged students (Chapter 101), or;

2. The Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act (FERPA, sometimes known as the Buckley Amendment), or;

3. The federal IDEA regulations

contact:

Maine Department of Education
Division of Special Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME. 04333
Telephone: (voice) 624-6650 (TTY) 624-6800 (fax) 624-6651
Website: www.state.me.us/education/speced/specserv.htm

To receive a copy of:

1. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or

2. The OCR Complaint Process guidelines,

contact:

Office of Civil Rights, Region I
U.S. Department of Education
33 Arch Street
Ste. 900
Boston, MA 02110-1491
Telephone: (617) 289-0111  (877) 521-2172TTY
(617) 223-9324 FAX E-Mail: www.ed.gov/ocr

To receive a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act

contact:

Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C. 20402
Telephone via modem: 304-766-7842

To obtain an order form for the ADA handbook, which includes the statute and regulations for Titles I, II, and III:
Call 800-669-3362.

To receive a copy of the Maine Human Rights Act:

contact:

Maine Human Rights Commission
State House Station 51
Augusta, ME 04333
Telephone: 624-6050


 CHAPTER 1 - WHAT ARE THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES?
 CHAPTER 3: THE EARLY CHILDHOOD TEAM AND THE PUPIL EVALUATION TEAM
 CHAPTER 4: THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP)/ INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (IFSP)
 CHAPTER 5: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
 CHAPTER 6: DUE PROCESS. WHAT CAN PARENTS DO WHEN THEY DISAGREE WITH THE SCHOOL OR CDS SITE?
 SUPPLEMENT 1: SOURCES OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
 SUPPLEMENT 2: PARENT INVOLVEMENT: BARRIERS AND CLUES
 SUPPLEMENT 3: HOW CAN PARENTS MAKE A PET MEETING MORE PRODUCTIVE?
 SUPPLEMENT 4: TWENTY QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED AT A PET/ECT MEETING
 SUPPLEMENT 5: MAIN PARTS OF THE IEP
 SUPPLEMENT 6: PARENTS' WORKSHEET FOR INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) / INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (IFSP)
 SUPPLEMENT 7: SAMPLE LETTERS
 SUPPLEMENT 8: DISPUTE RESOLUTION REQUEST FORM
 SUPPLEMENT 9: SUMMARY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER
 SUPPLEMENT 10: RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
 View Entire Publication

View all Publications
Login
Disability Rights Center P.O. Box 2007, Augusta, Maine 04338-2007 1-800-452-1948 (v/tty) Advocate@drcme.org