by kids1stadvocac | Sep 29, 2026 | Federal
The Conversation Felicita Piñón weighed just 1 pound at birth. She was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy that requires her to use a power wheelchair, and she also has learning and emotional challenges. Yet despite these obstacles, Felicita, now an eighth-grade...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | State
Atlanta News First Hundreds of Georgia students with disabilities are waiting for help from a federal agency facing an exploding backlog of civil rights complaints and fewer staff to handle them. One of those students is 8-year-old Theo Hutchings, who has Down...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal
In a letter dated Thursday, September 3rd, senators asked the Secretary of Education to reinstate guidelines the Department rescinded by final rule on July 23rd. The 1979 Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color,...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal
The attorneys general of Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, California, Delaware, Hawaiʻi, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington have issued multistate guidance on protecting against discrimination by upholding state and...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal
The 74 (OPINION) As a parent of children with learning disabilities, a researcher studying family-school partnerships, and a board member of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to families describe their experiences...
