This resource directory begins with a list of U.S. Department of Education Regional Civil Rights Offices, which offer assistance on legal interpretation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), followed by a list of public and private groups providing general assistance to handicapped persons. The third section lists agencies that focus on…

This short report--part of a collection of 54 papers from the 48th annual conference of the Education Law Association held in November 2002--discusses implementation of inclusion policy. Specifically, it reports on a study of administrative strategies and organizational processes that promote policy implementation and achievement of the objectives…

Litigation over the rights of handicapped students and employees continued at a significant level during 1989. Recovery of attorneys' fees was the most frequently litigated handicapped issue. Cases are summarized under the following topics: (1) entitlement to services; (2) procedural safeguards, including change in placement, administrative…

Litigation of handicapped students' and employees' rights continued at a significant level in 1988. Requests for attorneys' fees under the Handicapped Children's Protection Act was the focus of the greatest number of cases. As in 1987, two major issues were raised in these cases: the availability of fees for administrative hearings and the…