FEDERAL RESOURCES:

IDEA  (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 2004
http://idea.ed.gov/download/statute.html

US Dept. of Education IDEA Website
http://idea.ed.gov

ADA  (Americans with Disabilities Act) including 2008 Amendments
http://www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.htm

ADA Website
http://www.ada.gov

Text of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/Sec504/append-a.html

US Dept. of Health and Human Services
YOUR RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/civilrights/resources/factsheets/504.pdf

US Dept. of Education, Office for Civil Rights
Frequently Asked Questions About Section 504 and the Education of Children with Disabilities
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html

Overview of ADA, IDEA, and Section 504
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED389142.pdf

US Dept. of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Rulings Under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Higher Education Student Cases
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ875995.pdf

Federal Student Aid for Postsecondary Students with Intellectual Disabilities
(includes list of schools nationwide which have CTP’s (Comprehensive Transition  and Postsecondary Programs)

https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibility/requirements/intellectual-disabilities

College Programs for Students with Aspergers
http://www.collegeautismspectrum.com/collegeprograms.html

 

MICHIGAN RESOURCES:

Michigan Department of Education
Office of Special Education
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6598—,00.html

Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE)
Supplemented With Selected IDEA Federal Regulations

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/MARSE_Supplemented_with_IDEA_Regs_379598_7.pdf

Michigan Personal Curriculum
Dept. of Education Main Page
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_30334_49879—,00.html

Personal Curriculum: Parent and Educator Guide
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/PC_Guide_Final_5_12_09_277958_7.pdf

Personal Curriculum- FAQs
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/PC_FAQs_5_12_09_277981_7.pdf

Michigan’s Policy on Seclusion and Restraint
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/StandardsforSeclusion-Restraint_247533_7.pdf 

Michigan Department of Education
Public Agency Placement of Students with Disabilities In Private Schools

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/PublicAgencyPlacement_611957_7.pdf

Postsescondary Dual Enrollment Criteria For Fifth-Year High School Pupils

https://dtmb.state.mi.us/ORRDocs/AdminCode/1566_2015-061ED_AdminCode.pdf

Michigan Rehabilitation Services- Michigan Dept. of Human Services

https://www.michigan.gov/dtmb/0,5552,7-358-82547_56345_83576-452350–,00.html

US Office of Social Security
Supplemental Security Income Home Page
https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/

OTHER MICHIGAN RESOURCES:

Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services
http://www.mpas.org

Michigan Alliance for Families Archived Free Webinars on Special Education
http://www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/webinar/

Michigan Transition Outcomes Project

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/2020_Federal_Youth_Transition_Plan_Summary_-_ADA_505925_7.pdf

Grand Valley State University START Transition page
http://www.gvsu.edu/autismcenter/transition-resources-138.htm

ARC of Michigan 2018 INCOME TAX GUIDE
2018 Income Tax Guide prepared for persons supporting children and/or adults with intellectual impairment and/or related developmental disabilities.
https://arcmi.org/content/uploads/sites/15/2018/01/TaxGuide-2018-the-JAN-8-2018-FINAL-Version-1.pdf