Hurricane Victims with Disabilities Receive Assistance Through Department of Education Gulf States to Get $25.9 Million in Vocational Rehabilitation Services President Bush recently signed into law the Assistance for Individuals with...

U.S. Census Bureau Releases Data Report on Families and Disabilities July 29, 2005 --Newly released Census 2000 data showed that approximately 20.9 million American families had at least one member with a disability and that they differed in...

Students With Disabilities Making Great Strides, New Study Finds Data reflect successful experiences and achievements of special education students moving into early adulthood FOR RELEASE: July 28, 2005 Students with disabilities have made...

The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities, published by the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth), is...

Education Department Seeking Comment on Draft Regulations for Implementing Special Education Law Web-based, unofficial copy displayed for parents, teachers and others in advance of public meetings; Official version expected to be published in...

Draft IDEA Regulations are Available This just in from from the National Dissemination Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Secretary Spellings have signed the proposed regulations to...

Mental Illness Exacts Heavy Toll, Beginning in Youth June 6, 2005: Researchers supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have found that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, and that despite effective...

Edward J. Kame'enui Named Department's First Commissioner for Special Education Research May 18, 2005-Washington DC--Edward J. Kame'enui, an international authority on learning problems and special education, has been named the nation's first...

Spellings Announces New Special Education Guidelines, Details Workable, "Common-Sense" Policy to Help States Implement No Child Left Behind Guidelines reflect the latest scientific research to help students with disabilities States continue to...

Secretary Spellings Announces More Workable, "Common Sense" Approach To Implement No Child Left Behind Law U.S. Department of Education April 7th, 2005 - Secretary Spellings Announces More Workable, "Common Sense" Approach To Implement No Child...