Access to accelerated academic programs

If you are a high school student (or the parent of one, or soon-to-be one) who is concerned about you or your child’s ability to access accelerated academic courses in school (for example, Advanced Placement classes), you may be interested in a recent memorandum by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. It reiterates the right of qualified students with disabilities to access such advanced programs, regardless of their disabilities or services they receive in connection with those disabilities. Read the memorandum here.