Due Process

This website is called "Family Education." This site educates parents about how to prepare for a due process hearing concerning their child's special education issues. This site has many different topics such as: starting the process, what about mediation?, what standards do hearing officers apply to IEP's?, and preparing and presenting. This site also has a link that will connect you more information about special education and the law. It is located at the bottom of the page. You can get all this valuablr information at: http://school.familyeducation.com/special-education/ada/38427.html?page=2

This second website is a wonderful site that has information specifically about the state of Texas. It is called "Texas Project First-Families, Informaton, Resources, Support & Training." This site has a vast amount of vitla information for parents and advocated of special needs children. Not only does this address "due process", but it has many links to imoprtant sites such as: The Texas Education Agency, Laws, Rules and Regulations, Special Eduation 101, Parent Training and Information Center, and Other Parent Training Resources. This website defines due process as "citizens right to justice, the entitlement of a citizento proper legal procedures and natural justice" (Encarta Dictionary) This site talks about what you need to know about due process hearing, who the hearing officer is, and specifics about the due process hearing itself. It also has a link that gives you information about The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 and procedural safeguards. This is a great website! Go check it out at: http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/DueProcess.html

This site is the Illinois State Board of Education website. This is a really great site because it discusses due process and offers some resources that are valuable, but it also has a video! The first video on this website is call the "Due Process: Resolving Special Education Disputes." This particular video demonstrates the steps in due process, beginning with a dispute concerning a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) and concluding with the hearing itself. There is a narration that provides in-depth information pretaining the legal requirements and procedures for sue process. The second video is called "Special Education Mediation. This video demonstrates a sample of a special education mediation process. It was recorded in 1986, however, while the recording may be a little dated, the information presented is accurate and the procedures are still appilcable. (You'll need RealOne player to view the video)
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/spec-ed/html/due_process.htm