Tag: California
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Thousands of Students and Families Will Get Much Needed Support from California Law Naming FASD as a Condition Qualifying for Special Education
FASD United is thrilled by the passage of a landmark law in California, SB 1016, that for the first time specifies Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) as a named condition that qualifies a person to receive special education services under the category “Other Health Impairment.” This will improve the lives of thousands of people living…
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California Families Rejected for State Services Needed for Legal Challenge
California families! If you applied to any regional center in California, were denied eligibility for your loved one with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) diagnosis, appealed that decision and lost, please contact Peggy Black at NOFAS Northern California. A children’s legal advocacy agency is interested in challenging the regional centers and the California Department…