Access, Opportunity and Equity for Special Education
WAAA Admin
May 18, 2013
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Youth w Disabilities - Dept of Labor wants input
Students with disabilities are less likely to receive a regular high school diploma; twice as likely to drop out of school; and half as likely to enroll in and complete postsecondary education programs.
The following link is to an online dialogue/survey to examine the impact of existing federal regulations and legislation on the successful transition from school to work of youth with disabilities:
Washington State's and Federal Mental Health Parity Acts (MHP) promised to end the false and biased distinction between physical and mental health which had long infected insurance policies. Medical Necessity is an important measure of the Act. Health plans that are regulated by the Parity Act are prohibited from using a special medical necessity criteria […]