<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> National Disability Rights Network <impact@ndrn.org><br><b>Date:</b> October 15, 2025 at 5:43:23\u202fPM CDT<br><b>To:</b> Debbie Pittman <debbiepittman99@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Crisis at the Department of Education: Students with Disabilities at Risk</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> impact@ndrn.org<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<title></title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><!--[if mso]>
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.desktop_hide, .desktop_hide table { display: table !important; max-height: none !important; }</style><!--[if mso ]><style>sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% }</style> <![endif]--><span style="display:none !important;visibility:hidden;mso-hide:all;font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;">Disability rights at risk: Department of Education layoffs have gutted key offices enforcing IDEA, 504 & WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). Tell Congress: Restore staffing. Protect access.</span><table class="nl-container" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#f4f6f6"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row row-1" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:850px;margin:0 auto" width="850"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:850px"><img src="https://prod.cdn.everyaction.com/images/van/EA/EA017/1/115946/images/Untitled-7.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="850" alt="A group of diverse young children, including a child with Down syndrome, smile and laugh together in front of a chalkboard background. Bold white text reads, \u201cThe future of disability education is on the line.\u201d The National Disability Rights Network logo appears in the corner." title="A group of diverse young children, including a child with Down syndrome, smile and laugh together in front of a chalkboard background. Bold white text reads, \u201cThe future of disability education is on the line.\u201d The National Disability Rights Network logo appears in the corner." height="auto" data-unique-identifier=""></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-2" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:850px;margin:0 auto" width="850"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#555;direction:ltr;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:28px">
<strong> Call on Congress to Reverse Harmful Layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-3" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:850px;margin:0 auto" width="850"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="paragraph_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:16px">
Key offices at the Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), have been <strong>significantly impacted by recent layoffs</strong> of almost all of their staff.</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:16px">
<strong>These offices are essential for enforcing and supporting critical laws</strong> such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:16px">
<strong>Without adequate staffing, the Department cannot fulfill its legal obligations to provide oversight, guidance, and support to states and schools. </strong>These layoffs directly threaten the implementation and enforcement of laws that<strong> protect access to a free appropriate public education</strong> and vocational rehabilitation services for youth and adults with disabilities.</p><p style="margin:0">Use our form letter (linked below to contact your representatives.
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