On December 2, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education published the final amendments to the regulations for implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) in the Federal Register. FERPA is meant to protect the privacy of education records while allowing for the effective use of data. The Federal Register notice can be accessed at: http://federalregister.gov/a/2011-30683 … [Read more...]
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PDFTeaching about privacy
Teaching about Privacy for Families and Caregivers of Children with I/DD is a one-page fact sheet that describes, via bullet points, what "teaching about privacy" means, the four areas to which the concept of privacy is applied (body, behavior, place, and conversation), and each individual's right to privacy. This fact sheet is intended for families and caregivers of children who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. From the Sexuality … [Read more...]
