Poverty and Social Work: ADA Act / IDEA Act

The U.S. Department of Justice web site that covers the legal aspects of disability.
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"Disability.gov is the federal government website for comprehensive information on disability programs and services in communities nationwide. The site links to more than 14,000 resources from federal, state and local government agencies; academic institutions; and nonprofit organizations. You can find answers to questions about everything from Social Security benefits to employment to affordable and accessible housing. New information is added daily across 10 different subject areas. Disability.gov is a web portal, which means every time you select a resource, you will be directed to another website."
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"The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation.
IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

"Infants and toddlers with disabilities (birth-2) and their families receive early intervention services under IDEA Part C.

"Children and youth (ages 3-21) receive special education and related services under IDEA Part B."
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"Purpose. The purpose of this part is to implement title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA or Amendments Act), 42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq., requiring equal employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. The ADA as amended, and these regulations, are intended to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities, and to provide clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards addressing discrimination."
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The purpose of this CFR is:

"(a) To ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living.

"(b) To ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected.

"(c) To assist States, localities, educational service agencies, and Federal agencies to provide for the education of all children with disabilities.

"(d) To assess and ensure the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities."
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"The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information."
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"The Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network (TA&D Network) is a network of approximately 45 Centers (this number fluctuates as old projects end or new ones begin) funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

"These projects provide information and technical assistance to states, schools, educational professionals and families on topics such as autism, deafness, disproportionate representation, dispute resolution, learning disabilities, parenting children with special needs, positive behavior support and transition. The Technical Assistance Coordination Center (TACC) works with the TA&D Network to coordinate and support the work of these projects."

"The Alabama Disability and Health Program was created in 2012 with funds through a three-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the health of persons with disabilities. Alabama is one of 18 funded state-based programs with the purpose of promoting equity in health, preventing chronic disease, improving emergency preparedness and increasing the quality of life among people with disabilities."
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"Facilitate the inclusion of Alabamians with disabilities in education, employment, housing, transportation, health care, and leisure." Includes Alabama's Strategic Plan for people with disabilities; links to other state and federal resources.

The services that DSS provide to the students along with publications and numerous links to other useful sites can be found here.