07-23-2006, 07:49 PM
MothersVox has posted a blog entry about public hearings that have been scheduled by the New York State Education Department on whether schools (that is, the Judge Rotenberg Center) should be allowed to use aversives on New York students when approved on an IEP.
http://autismsedges.blogspot.com/2006/07...hraib.html
These hearings are being held on August 8, 14, and 15, in Albany, NYC and Syracuse, respectively. Those of us who live in or near New York should plan to attend and let our views be known.
There is also an address for written comment:
Dr. Rebecca H. Cort
Deputy Commissioner
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Room 1606, One Commerce Plaza
Albany, New York 12234
Or by email: vesidspe@mail.nysed.gov
Attention: Comments: Behavioral Intervention Regulations
http://autismsedges.blogspot.com/2006/07...hraib.html
These hearings are being held on August 8, 14, and 15, in Albany, NYC and Syracuse, respectively. Those of us who live in or near New York should plan to attend and let our views be known.
There is also an address for written comment:
Dr. Rebecca H. Cort
Deputy Commissioner
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Room 1606, One Commerce Plaza
Albany, New York 12234
Or by email: vesidspe@mail.nysed.gov
Attention: Comments: Behavioral Intervention Regulations