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|OrganizationName=Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
 
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
|Mission=OSERS aims to improve outcomes for people with disabilities of all ages by providing leadership, support, and resources in special education and vocational rehabilitation. It seeks to ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal opportunity and access to education, employment, and community living.
|ParentOrganization=Department of Education
|TopOrganization=Department of Education
|CreationLegislation=Department of Education Organization Act of 1979
|Employees=400
|Budget=$14.5 billion (Fiscal Year 2024)
|OrganizationExecutive=Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
|Services=Special education programs; Vocational rehabilitation; Research to practice; Transition services; Technical assistance
|Regulations=Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); Rehabilitation Act of 1973
|HeadquartersLocation=38.88649, -77.01873
|HeadquartersAddress=400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, USA
|Website=https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
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|agency_name    = Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
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The '''Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services''' ('''OSERS''') is a program of the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref name=contactOSERS>{{cite web |title=Contact OSERS |date=April 26, 2016 |website=U.S. Department of Education |url=http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/contacts.html }}</ref> OSERS' official mission is "to provide leadership to achieve full integration and participation in society of people with disabilities by ensuring equal opportunity and access to, and excellence in, [[Special education in the United States|education]], employment and community living."<ref name=missionOSERS>{{cite web |title=OSERS Mission Statement |date=September 19, 2014 |website=U.S. Department of Education |url=http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/mission.html}}</ref>
The '''Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services''' ('''OSERS''') is a program of the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref name=contactOSERS>{{cite web |title=Contact OSERS |date=April 26, 2016 |website=U.S. Department of Education |url=http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/contacts.html }}</ref> OSERS' official mission is "to provide leadership to achieve full integration and participation in society of people with disabilities by ensuring equal opportunity and access to, and excellence in, [[Special education in the United States|education]], employment and community living."<ref name=missionOSERS>{{cite web |title=OSERS Mission Statement |date=September 19, 2014 |website=U.S. Department of Education |url=http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/mission.html}}</ref>