{"id":45567,"date":"2025-01-24T20:32:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T20:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/bill-dussault-on-special-education-law-and-next-steps\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T20:32:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T20:32:42","slug":"bill-dussault-on-special-education-law-and-next-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=45567","title":{"rendered":"Bill Dussault on Special Education Law and Next Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-48864\">\n<p>In our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/educationvoters.org\/putting-students-first-podcast\/\"><strong>Putting Students First<\/strong><\/a> podcast, we interview students, policymakers, partners, and thought leaders to spotlight education policies, research, and practices so that together we can create learning environments where every Washington student feels safe, supported, and a positive sense of belonging.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-48865 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2881166.smushcdn.com\/2881166\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bill-Dussault-square-300x300.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b2881166.smushcdn.com\/2881166\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bill-Dussault-square-300x300.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b2881166.smushcdn.com\/2881166\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bill-Dussault-square-150x150.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 150w, https:\/\/b2881166.smushcdn.com\/2881166\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bill-Dussault-square.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 485w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/>In this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Arik Korman interviews game-changing disability rights attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiken.com\/projects\/william-dussault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bill Dussault<\/strong><\/a>, who discusses how Washington state\u2019s special education law came to be, how Washington\u2019s law impacted federal policy and the creation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ed.gov\/idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Individuals with Disabilities Education Act<\/a>, what needs to happen next with Washington\u2019s special education system, and what we in the community can do to help make the necessary changes happen.<\/p>\n<p>Listen on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2W3POz7hXt2st3B0jg7uOR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/putting-students-first\/id1565223096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/e438b430-f490-43d0-9f62-25fb51cd6c6c\/putting-students-first\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amazon Music<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<strong><a 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