Special Education

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Alternate Pathway to A High School Diploma

Alternate Pathway to A High School Diploma  is an assembly bill that offers students with significant cognitive disabilities a way to earn a high school diploma. This is known as an alternate diploma-pathway. The alternate diploma-pathway ensures students with significant cognitive disabilities have the opportunity to earn a diploma that would allow them to access further education and/or post-secondary employment. Example: Many employers require a diploma, and this pathway can help students find employment.

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Parent Training and Information Centers

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) is on a mission to advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development. 

DREDF is a Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) funded by the US Department of Education. PTIs serve families of children and young adults from birth to age 26 with all disabilities. They help families: