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Intersection of Law, Education and Civil Rights

2016-03-30T14:44:53-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy In Action, Articles, blog, Cross Disability, Disability Rights, Disability Rights Leaders, General, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Education, Ollibean Thought Leaders, Think Tank, Videos|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, blind, civil rights, cross disability, deaf, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, Disability, education, Haben Girma, hard of hearing, Harvard Law, Harvard Law School, IDEA, inclusion, law, technology|

As a deaf-blind student with very limited sight and hearing, Haben Girma '13 learned that you must be a self-advocate and come up with creative solutions to the problems you face. If that fails, she says, then the law can be a strong ally.

The Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies

2013-12-30T18:16:17-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Politics, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: ADD, advocacy resource, all disabilities, and Disability Studies, asperger's syndrome, cerebral palsy, cross disability, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, diversity, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, inclusion, law, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, New York, rare or undiagnosed disorder, resource, spinal muscular atrophy, Syracuse, Syracuse University, The Center on Human Policy, University of Syracuse|

The Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies (CHPLDS)

Wrightslaw

2013-12-30T19:28:14-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Inclusive Education, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: 504 Plan, all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, cross disability, Deaf Hard of Hearing, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, ESE, Exceptional Student Education, hearing impairment, IDEA, IEP, law, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, resource, resource we love, resources, Special Education, spinal muscular atrophy, Wrights Law|

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