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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Office of Civil Rights at the US Department of Education oversees disability discrimination cases at public schools and private schools that receive federal funding:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html

The Office of Civil Rights handles disability discrimination cases at public accommodations (including independent private schools that are not affiliated with a religious organization and do not receive federal funding):
http://www.ada.gov/enforce_current.htm

I see your point how advocating for a child with a disability could have the unintended consequence of hurting admissions for all kids with disabilities. On the other hand, what's the point of having these laws on the books if parents are afraid to assert their child's rights?  It is illegal for schools to deny admission solely on disability, but do they have sneaky ways of doing it? Of course. Should we just accept that reality? How would anything ever improve if we all did that?

I'm not the hostile, spiteful, aggressive person you seem to have cast me as. Prone to quixotic crusades? Yes. Stubbornly pursuing a narrow-minded agenda just for the sake of being right, at the expense of my own daughter's (as well any child with a disabilty's) well-being? No.

[b]I in no way dispute my daughter's diagnosis.[/b] I just think schools have a legal and moral obligation to work with mildly disabled kids before showing them the door. They shouldn't assume they can't be successful. Inclusivity ultimately benefits everyone.

I very well may be in a fantasy land. But we'll see. There are laws on the books to protect kids with disabilities in almost all educational settings, and there have been court cases where the parents/kids have prevailed.

BTW I was joking about the school's administration having to write essays about violating the ADA. But wouldn't that be hilarious if they did? That's just the kind of idiotic thing they would force their students to do.

Stop me before I post again! This site is not healthy for me, so I have to stop myself from visiting it again. Maybe some of this information will help someone else out there. [/quote]

But its not a diagnosis.  At least not a real one.  And it sounds like she has a range of challenges that aren't being met.  Not sure why you are so dug in there but you are doing her a real disservice.[/quote]

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