Louisiana

Special Education

Know Your Rights

• A Parent’s Guide to Section 504 in Public Schools

  Content Detail

  By:

  GreatSchools.org

• A Q and A on Special Education and Homeless Children’s Rights

  Questions and answers about special education issues for homeless children. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• Charter Schools and Children With Disabilities FAQs for Parents

  Questions and answers about this topic. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN LOUISIANA: A Guide for Parents

  EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN LOUISIANA: A Guide for Parents Content Detail

  By:

  Advocacy Center

• Education Rights of Students with Disabilities: Questions and Answers

  Information about disabled kids' federal rights in school. Content Detail

• ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) AND THE DISABLED CHILD

  Questions and answers about children with disabilities who do not speak English as a first language. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• IEP and 504 Plan

  Content Detail

  By:

  National Center for Learning Disabilities

• Louisiana's Educational Rights of Children with Disabilities

  September 2013 guide to special education procedures. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Depatment of Education

• Parents -- Information about Schools and Education

  See this site for information about schools and your child's education, from the U.S. Department of Education. Get information about schools, about how to help your child do well in school, planning for college and more. Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Education

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Public School Discipline and Children With Disabilities A Brief Guide for Parents

  Questions and answers about discipline issues affecting children with disabilities. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• Section 504, the ADA, and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Questions and Answers

  An Overview of Louisiana and Federal Law. This item is from the site of the Advocacy Center. Content Detail

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  Advocacy Center

• State Coordinator of Education for Homeless Children and Youth

  Find the coordinator for Louisiana on this site. Content Detail

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  U.S. Dept. of Education

• THE RIGHT TO ACCOMMODATIONS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY

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  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• Video: Your Child's Rights under the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

  This video uses actors and a story to talk special education services under the federal law called IDEA. IDEA stands for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Read More

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  CTLawHelp(Connecticut Network for Legal Aid, including Statewide Legal Services)

• WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TRANSITION SERVICES FOR HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

  Questions and answers with a focus on high school students. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)