John McCain

Barack Obama

See chart prepared by the Ohio Legal Rights Service, September 2008 which gives a "side-by-side comparison of the candidates' positions on disability-related issues is based on information found on the candidates' Web sites, the candidates' Senatorial Web sites and supplemented by other sources. OLRS neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate for office. Information provided on this page is strictly for educational purposes only". (continued)
FOR CHART GO TO: http://www.olrs.ohio.gov/prescompare.htm#top

ASHA also has a special page on their website that allows users to learn about the policies of presidential candidates and find out whose running for state and local offices: http://asha.capwiz.com/election/home/

Presidential Candidates John McCain and Barack Obama each have drafted their platforms for the future of education, including special needs. The Council of Exceptional Children Blog has created a Voter's Guide according to a recent article on Special Ed by bloggers at Education Week.

Education Week reporter Christina A. Samuels tracks news and trends of interest to the special education community, including administrators, teachers, and parents.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/politics/

The Voter's Guide can be downloaded here:
http://www.speechlanguagepractice.org/files/VoterEducationGuide.pdf