Public Hearing on Individuals with Disabilities Act

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Department of Education to Hold Public Hearing on Individuals with Disabilities Act
February 4, 2005

John H. Hager, assistant secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education, has announced that the department will hold a public meeting in San Diego to seek input and suggestions for developing regulations based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.

A public meeting will be held February 11, 2005, from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM and from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at:

Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School
6911 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA 92111.

Individuals can register to comment at the door, on a first-come, first-served basis. Registered individuals will have two to five minutes to comment, depending on the number of individuals registered. Individuals can provide oral and written comments at the meetings; written comments that accompany oral remarks are optional.

Written comments or suggestions can also be submitted by February 28, 2005 via email to comments@ed.gov or mailed to:

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Potomac Center Plaza, Room 5126
Washington, D.C., 20202-2641

Questions can be directed to OSERS main number, (202) 245-7468, or, if a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is needed, individuals may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1 (800) 877-8339.

For a copy of the law, please visit the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) website,

and go to The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.

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