The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) receives thousands of inquiries each year from families, educators, and others asking for information about federal laws regarding special education and related services, vocational education, and civil rights. The people who contact NICHCY are interested in the laws and their intent, the regulations, and their state's implementation of these laws.
This News Digest-which is, in fact, an updated version of a News Digest published in 1991--focuses on the educational and civil rights of children and youth with disabilities through the age of 21.