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Category Archives: Special Ed – CT specific
Connecticut Enacts Important Autism Legislation
Another late night at the Capitol last night, showing support for the passage of HB 5425. Around midnight, just before the legislative session ended, the Senate voted by consent (unanimously) to pass HB 5425. Yes, this is the same bill that previously included very concerning language regarding Connecticut’s Burden of Proof in special education due [...] Continue reading
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Connecticut’s Burden of Proof, Redux
Here we go again.
Last Spring, I wrote about how parents of children with special education needs in Connecticut, as well as their advocates and attorneys, organized to successfully oppose efforts by school districts to switch the Burden of Proof in Special Education Due Process Hearings from the school district, who has the burden now, to [...] Continue reading
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What is Connecticut’s “DDS”?
If you have been a resident of Connecticut for a while, you might be confused when you hear references to “DDS.” What is this? Is this a new State agency?
In Connecticut, DDS is the Department of Developmental Services; it is the agency formerly known as “DMR,” or the “Department of Mental Retardation.”
Many in the disability [...] Continue reading
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