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<b> </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Yesterday (5/31/18) three advocacy organizations, The National Federation of the Blind, The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocate and the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People, filled suit against the U.S. Department of Education over changes in the department's case processing polices. The suit claims that changes in the processing manual are incongruent with OCR's mission and neglect its
obligation to investigate complaints of disability and race-based discrimination in the nation's schools. Denise Marshall, executive director of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates said that the new case processing manual released last March has summarily
eliminated substantive rights of students.; "With this arbitrary and capricious action OCR has abandoned its basic duty to investigate legitimate complaints of discrimination by students with disabilities and their parents."</span>
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The U.S. Department of Education has stated that the changes are necessary to effectively manage limited resources by allowing OCR to dismiss complaints if they're part of a pattern of similar complaints filed by an individual or a group. "This is intended
to permit OCR to remain active in every type of discrimination subject matter while retaining discretion to engage in technical assistance efforts where appropriate," Hill said. inntended to permit OCR to remain active in every type of discrimination subject
matter while retaining discretion to engage in technical assistance efforts where appropriate," Denise Hill said.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p><a href="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.copaa.org/resource/resmgr/docs/2018_documents/nfb_et_al_v_dept_of_educatio.pdf">https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.copaa.org/resource/resmgr/docs/2018_documents/nfb_et_al_v_dept_of_educatio.pdf</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:5.0pt;color:black">Join the conversation at the
<a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/the-18th-annual-multiple-perspectives-on-access-inclusion-disability/event-summary-ba873ec75dee4a4895945558cb70a935.aspx?dvce=0">
2018 Multiple Perspectives Conference</a> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator and 504 Compliance Officer <br>
Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs<br>
Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Appointed, Columbus Advisory Council on Disability Issues; Chair, AHEAD Public Policy Committee; Board VSA Ohio & The Center for Disability Empowerment</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(v); <a href="tel:(614)%20688-8605">(614) 688-8605</a>(tty) <a href="tel:(614)%20688-3665">(614) 688-3665</a>(fax); <a href="http://ada.osu.edu/">Http://ada.osu.edu</a><br>
21 East 11th Ave., Columbus, Ohio. 43210</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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