Special Education COVID-19 Resources
Education (K-12 and Post-Secondary)
- ADAP SPECIAL EDUCATION COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR FAMILIES (APRIL 7, 2020) -
https://adap.ua.edu/uploads/5/7/8/9/57892141/adap_covid-19_special_education_advocacy_guidance__1_.pdf
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (USDOE) - Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) COVID-19 IDEA-Related Q&A, March 12, 2020 https://sites.ed.gov/idea/department-releases-covid-19-idea-related-q/
Office for Civil Rights Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students, March 16, 2020
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-coronavirus-fact-sheet.pdf
Office for Civil Rights Short Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility - https://youtu.be/DCMLk4cES6A
- ALABAMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ALSDE)
The ALSDE has a COVID-19 webpage (https://www.alsde.edu/covid-19), featuring a variety of resources, including two Q&As from the Special Education
Services (SES) division:
Special Education Services (SES) COVID-19 Q&A (March 27, 2020)
Special Education Services (SES) COVID-19 Q&A (April 1, 2020)
- COUNCIL FOR LEADERS IN ALABAMA SCHOOLS (CLAS)
CLAS has a COVID-19 webpage (https://www.clasleaders.org/communications/coronavirus) featuring special education presentations by Crystal Richardson,
the coordinator of the Special Education Services (ALSDE) and attorney Julie Weatherly:
- COVID-19 Considerations for Special Educators
Webinar: https://www.anymeeting.com/138-385-646/EA50DB86854B3F
Handout: https://drive.google.com/open?id=15UoAHHscZpQ1J3O_JRVsl0_Wu_ckkXE0
- Special Education, 504, and More, Oh My
Webinar: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EE56DF80894A38
Handout: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xtLUabUX8d-TBL0TUH7QYrZgzN1L4kx5