Individualized Education Program

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06.14.11 8:23 am

The provisions of the act start with the definition of student who qualifies to benefit from protection and services as under this act. The jurisdiction of the act extends to almost all of the schools and educational institutes, and to any student who is in between the ages 3-21. An interpretation of the act states that any student whose disability prevents him/her from taking eduction in a proper manner or a person who needs additional, different, specialized services or any sort of help to do so, qualifies to receive benefits under the provisions of the act. Now of course, the disability would include, physical disability such as hearing ailments, psychological disability such as autism and learning disabilities such as dyslexia.

1. Individualized Education Program
The basic and also probably the best provision of the act is the Individualized Education Program (IEP). As per the act, public schools are to design an independent Individualized Education Program, which is to be implemented in the Least Restrictive Environment for the benefit of the child. The program in itself is unique and is written down so as to provide qualifying children/students with the services that they would need to overcome hindrances while learning. The program is a very detailed one and it consists of a substantial number of provisions, services and learning aids and in short, all possible help that the student would need to learn. In order to design and oversee the proper execution of the entire program, an IEP team is put together upon the detection of the disability in a student. This team consists of several people who include, the parents of the student, teachers, school counselors and psychologists, administrator or a representative of the CSE (Committee of Special Education) and any other person or expert who would be able to help the student.

The act provides a detailed definition of the term services, it would conventionally include any thing such as help, therapy, counseling, technological aid and heath services.

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Individualized Education Program

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06.12.11 10:02 am

Now the following provisions have been explained in a kind of summarized manner, and leads and procedures with regards to this law have been included in appropriate places.

The provisions of the act start with the definition of student who qualifies to benefit from protection and services as under this act. The jurisdiction of the act extends to almost all of the schools and educational institutes, and to any student who is in between the ages 3-21. An interpretation of the act states that any student whose disability prevents him/her from taking eduction in a proper manner or a person who needs additional, different, specialized services or any sort of help to do so, qualifies to receive benefits under the provisions of the act. Now of course, the disability would include, physical disability such as hearing ailments, psychological disability such as autism and learning disabilities such as dyslexia.

1. Individualized Education Program
The basic and also probably the best provision of the act is the Individualized Education Program (IEP). As per the act, public schools are to design an independent Individualized Education Program, which is to be implemented in the Least Restrictive Environment for the benefit of the child. The program in itself is unique and is written down so as to provide qualifying children/students with the services that they would need to overcome hindrances while learning. The program is a very detailed one and it consists of a substantial number of provisions, services and learning aids and in short, all possible help that the student would need to learn. In order to design and oversee the proper execution of the entire program, an IEP team is put together upon the detection of the disability in a student. This team consists of several people who include, the parents of the student, teachers, school counselors and psychologists, administrator or a representative of the CSE (Committee of Special Education) and any other person or expert who would be able to help the student.

The act provides a detailed definition of the term services, it would conventionally include any thing such as help, therapy, counseling, technological aid and heath services.

2. Free Appropriate Public Education
Proving to be a highly useful provision of the act, the Free Appropriate Public Education is chiefly a right of a qualifying student, which is granted by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This right and empowerment has ensured that the qualifying student not only gets the IEP, but the services, help and aids as specified in the IEP. As per the act, the right also extends to the point that a student or parents can ensure whether the said program is proving to be beneficial for the student. READ MORE

Average Time Required to Get a Green Card

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06.05.11 2:43 pm

First of all, understand the fact that green card processing steps vary for all individuals and so does the time which is required to get the actual green card. Some people may get a green card within 3 to 6 months of starting the green card application process, while some people might have to wait for years to become a lawful permanent resident of the US. You must keep in mind that along with correct petitions of sponsorship, the results of biometric submissions and your personal interviews hold a lot of importance in the process of getting a green card. It also depends on the birth country of the applicant, the method chosen for application, case load that the immigration office has, and the time when the process of green card application began. There are various types of immigration sponsorships like family sponsored immigration, employment sponsored immigration, special immigrations, political asylum, and various other types of exceptional immigration considerations.

Family Sponsored Green Card Processing Time

While finding how long does it take to get a green card, one needs to understand that there are two steps involved in family based immigration, first the preference petition filing with Form I-130 and second the immigration status of the application. Understand that the filing date for Form I-130 is the Priority Date of the immigrant applicant. When the priority date is marked as current, only then the applicant may think of filing for immigrant status. There are two ways through which he can file for immigration status, namely overseas counselor processing and adjustment of immigration status. It is important to understand that family based immigration for the immediate relatives, like opposite sex spouse, minor children, and parents of a US citizen who is above 21 years of age; can get a green card within just 6 to 9 months, while approval of all the other types of family based immigration cases depends on clearance of document backlogs and the country of charge. If you look at the current status, there is waiting period of about 2 to 14 years.

Employment Sponsored Green Card Processing Time

Similar to the immediate relatives of a US citizen or green card holder, employees who apply for green card under employment first preference may get a green card within 6 months. Processing of this type of green card involves three steps, which are Foreign Labor Certification Application (PERM), Immigrant Preference Petition (Form I-140) and Adjustment of Status. The PERM approval takes about 20 days to 14 months, Form I-140 may take around 15 days to 6 months. You can reduce this time span, if you are willing to pay an extra USD 1000 for premium processing. These two steps bring the green card application form to the ‘current’ status. From there, the application date for the immigration benefits is counted as the priority date of the immigrant applicant. From then on, adjustment of status may take about 6 months. This process has even taken 5 years in some extreme cases! Apart form the employment first preference, all the other types of employment based immigration takes a lot of time to get approved. Current immigration visa backlog in this category is between 5 to 9 years!

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New York Disability Benefits Law and Pregnancy

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05.31.11 7:22 am

For an employee to qualify for the New York Disability Benefits Law, it’s necessary that the company must employ at least 1 person besides the owner within the state of New York. An employer who has one or more employees working for 30 days in any calender year would be declared a ‘covered employer’ according to the Disability Benefits Law. These 30 days need not be consecutive working days but it’s necessary that they these days should be working days in a calender year. The covered employer with regards to the law has to provide the disability benefits to all full time and part time working employees. In addition to that, employees working in a private home (house or a small private firm) are covered under the Disability Benefits Law if they work for 40 hours or more in a single week. Employees working full time would be eligible for coverage after 30 working days and employees who work part time would be eligible after their 25th day of employment. Always remember that medical care expenses is the sole responsibility of the claimant, it’s not paid by the employer or the insurance carrier. A covered employer is also authorized to deduct ½ of 1% of the salaries paid, but this ½ of 1% should not exceed 60 cents per week. The employer or the company can also take up an insurance policy in the name of the employee, so that all Disability Benefits wages are securely deposited and the employee has no worries as he/she is secured. The employer can take the policy from any insurance company, but it’s necessary that the company be authorized to write Disability Benefits insurance in that particular state.

According to the Disability Benefits Law, employees get a maximum benefit of 50% on their weekly wages which goes up to a maximum of $170 per week. If the employee is juggling between two jobs with combined wages coming to more than $120 per week, the employee has the right to ask both the employers to adjust the benefits in proportion to the earnings of each job. The time period for these benefits to take effect is seven days and employees can enjoy these benefits for a maximum duration of 26 weeks.

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Where is Gay Marriage Banned?

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05.25.11 12:40 am

29 states have a constitutional ban against same-sex marriages, specifying that marriage should be between one man and one woman. Those states are:1.Alabama
2.Alaska
3.Arizona
4.Arkansas
5.California
6.Colorado
7.Florida
8.Georgia
9.Kansas
10.Kentucky
11.Idaho
12.Louisiana
13.Michigan
14.Mississippi
15.Missouri
16.Montana
17.Nebraska
18.Nevada
19.North Dakota
20.Ohio
21.Oklahoma
22.Oregon
23.South Carolina
24.South Dakota
25.Tennessee
26.Texas
27.Utah
28.Virginia
29.Wisconsin
What are Civil Unions?

A legally recognized union, also known as a registered partnership or civil partnership. There are supporters and critics of civil unions alike. Critics say that, civil unions are same-sex marriages, without using the term “marriage”. So its a socially appeasing way, where gays can be married but in a different sense from heterosexuals. Those in support of civil unions, feel that heterosexual rights are given to gays, through such unions. But civil unions give no Federal benefits and their validity is restricted to states, that grant civil unions. States in the U.S, that allow civil unions, with nearly all state-recognized rights of marriage are: •Vermont
•California (Domestic Partnership)
•Connecticut
•New Jersey
•New Hampshire
•Oregon (Domestic Partnership)
•District of Columbia (Domestic Partnership)
•Washington (Domestic Partnership)
•Nevada (Domestic Partnership)
•Illinois READ MORE