IDEA mandates that each state be responsible for policy development of a "free and appropriate education for all children with disabilities by local agencies." Although this article is locally written, special education secondary transition funding transcends nationally due to federal policies that all states must follow.

This article discusses Oak Harbor School District related services including Secondary Transitional Services as well as Special Education services. Although this is a local article for special education and secondary transitional services, the information involves federal generated policies including Free and Appropriate Education or FAPE that transcends across the nation.

The Washington State Fathers Network (WSFN) has served over 1,000 families in the past 20 years.

My five-year-old daughter, Kaitlynn is handicapped. Her life is confined to a wheelchair and her medical needs are extensive. She thoroughly enjoys our weekly trips to the Columbia, Mississippi Dirt Cheap and Wal-Mart. Although she can not “talk,” she vibrantly squeals with delight as we turn into the Town Square parking lot. As one might imagine, getting out and about is cumbersome and physically trying for me, but seeing the enjoyment on Kaitlynn’s face is well worth it.

12 young women with disabilities will compete in the beauty contest.

Learning disabilities take many forms, but none of these distress parents as much as Dyslexia and Dysgrahia.

Using arguments promoted by some physicians and judges in the 1930s, the Nazis commited mass murder in the name of euthanasia—“mercy killing”—and instructed hundreds of mental asylum directors, pediatricians, psychiatrists, doctors, and nurses to do the killing.

Job search tips for people with disabilities.

Informative information for parents with children who require special educational services.

I also felt an overwhelming sense of fulfillment because I knew I had contributed to breaking down the stigmas that surround people who are disabled on whatever level.