Practice resources

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Students with disabilities Resources
Additional definitions for IDEA and special education
Additional definitions for IDEA and special education
Lawyer Manuals
Common problems, concerns, and terminology in special education
Common problems, concerns, and terminology in special education
Lawyer Manuals
Discipline procedures for special education
Discipline procedures for special education
Lawyer Manuals
Eligibility for special education
Eligibility requirements and procedures for special education
Lawyer Manuals
Helping clients with special education cases
Information for legal advocates on handling a special education case in Illinois, including relevant Illinois law.
Lawyer Manuals
Individualized education programs for special education
Individualized education programs for special education
Lawyer Manuals
Key concepts in special education law
Key concepts in special education law
Lawyer Manuals
Remedies for special education cases
Remedies for special education cases
Lawyer Manuals
Response to intervention
Response to intervention
Lawyer Manuals
School law: Personnel and student issues
Manual on employee and student rights in public schools including employee dismissal, suspension and more. 2021 edition
IICLE
Special education due-process litigation
Manual on the history and process of special education, litigation issues, and more. 2022 edition
IICLE
Special education procedures and meetings
Special education procedures and meetings
Lawyer Manuals
Statutes and regulations on special education
Statutes and regulations on special education
Lawyer Manuals