District of Columbia Advisory Committee

Accessing Services for Students with Disabilities

in D.C. Public Schools

The District of Columbia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Committee) is revisiting its recent inquiry on Accessing Services for Students with Disabilities in D.C. Public Schools. The Committee will review the 2024 report's findings and recommendations considering recent changes within the U.S. Department of Education and their implications for special education services.

As part of this inquiry, the Committee will hold a briefing on Monday, June 16, 2025, to gather updated information and expert perspectives from the following panelists:

Jenny Clark, CEO, Love Your School

Matt Ladner, Senior Advisor, Heritage Foundation

Raquel Regalado, Commissioner, Miami-Dade County

Dan Stewart, Managing Attorney for Education and Employment, National Disability Rights Network

Panel Briefing I

Monday, June 16, 2025

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time

To participate by phone (audio only): Dial 1-833-435-1820 and enter Webinar ID: 161 010 1526

Closed captioning is available through Zoom by selecting "CC" in the meeting platform. Individuals requiring accommodations should contact Sarah Villanueva at svillanueva@usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

There will be a public comment period near the end of the meeting. Members of the public may make oral comments for up to five minutes on the topic. Please note that the Committee is advisory in nature only and has no enforcement authority. Therefore, the Committee cannot investigate or resolve individual civil rights complaints.

Written comments will also be accepted—members of the public may submit written comments to svillanueva@usccr.gov within 30 days of the meeting to be included in the meeting record.

Meeting records are available via the file sharing website, https://bit.ly/44nExsL.

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Sarah Villanueva, Support Specialist

svillanueva@usccr.gov

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