What is MAC? MAC stands for the Massachusetts Advocates for Children. MAC fights for the equal rights within education for special education students. In 1970 MAC found that students with disabilities were being unfairly treated and systematically exluded from the schools. A 20 year long law suit was put in place to be sure Boston Schools stood up to their obligations equality for special education students. In the late 1990s, MAC helped to organize a statewide coalition of parents, teachers, school superintendents and others to preserve essential services, protections and funding. MAC continues to actively advocate for the rights of children with disabilities.
Goal of the Inclusion Project:
MAC's goal is to ensure that children with disabilities receive the services and accommodations necessary to participate in the mainstream of public education and receive equal educational opportunities.
Objectives:
1. To provide information to parents of children with disabilities, advocates and educators regarding rights to receive services and accommodations necessary to participate in the mainstream of public education and receive equal educational opportunities.
2. To provide parents with technical assistance, referral and advocacy services.
3. To retain, improve and enforce provisions of the state special education law, regulations and policy to provide equal educational opportunities for children with disabilities.
4. To ensure that children with disabilities participate fully and fairly in Massachusetts education reform initiatives, with a focus on policies and practices pertaining to MCAS, which students with disabilities must pass in order to graduate.
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