Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
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The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is a senior U.S. Department of Education official responsible for overseeing federal programs that support special education and vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6169072 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Context triple: [Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of Education, hasPart, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services]
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A.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy is the senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for developing and promoting national policies that increase employment opportunities and workplace inclusion for people with disabilities.
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B.
Secretary of Education
The Secretary of Education is the Philippine government’s chief official responsible for overseeing the national education system and leading the Department of Education.
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C.
Assistant Secretary for Health
The Assistant Secretary for Health is a senior U.S. Department of Health and Human Services official who provides national leadership on public health policy and oversees key federal health initiatives and agencies.
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D.
Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
The Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare was a senior U.S. federal government official responsible for helping oversee national policies and programs in public health, education, and social welfare under the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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E.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management is a senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing the agency’s internal operations, including budget, human resources, information technology, and administrative services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Target entity description: The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is a senior U.S. Department of Education official responsible for overseeing federal programs that support special education and vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities.
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A.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy is the senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for developing and promoting national policies that increase employment opportunities and workplace inclusion for people with disabilities.
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B.
Secretary of Education
The Secretary of Education is the Philippine government’s chief official responsible for overseeing the national education system and leading the Department of Education.
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C.
Assistant Secretary for Health
The Assistant Secretary for Health is a senior U.S. Department of Health and Human Services official who provides national leadership on public health policy and oversees key federal health initiatives and agencies.
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D.
Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
The Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare was a senior U.S. federal government official responsible for helping oversee national policies and programs in public health, education, and social welfare under the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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E.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management is a senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing the agency’s internal operations, including budget, human resources, information technology, and administrative services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal government position ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| appointmentRequires | advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
disability advocacy organizations
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state educational agencies ⓘ state vocational rehabilitation agencies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdTo | administer federal programs for individuals with disabilities ⓘ |
| ensuresComplianceWith |
federal disability education laws
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federal vocational rehabilitation laws ⓘ |
| goal |
improving educational outcomes for individuals with disabilities
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improving employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities ⓘ |
| hasConstituency |
adults with disabilities seeking rehabilitation services
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families of individuals with disabilities ⓘ students with disabilities ⓘ |
| hasTitleAbbreviation | Assistant Secretary for OSERS ⓘ |
| heads | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
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| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| memberOf | senior leadership of the United States Department of Education ⓘ |
| oversees |
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
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Office of Special Education Programs ⓘ Rehabilitation Services Administration ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of Education ⓘ |
| policyArea |
disability rights
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independent living services ⓘ special education ⓘ vocational rehabilitation ⓘ |
| positionType | political appointee ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
education of children with disabilities
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rehabilitation and independent living of individuals with disabilities ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United States Secretary of Education ⓘ |
| requires |
Senate confirmation
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presidential nomination ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
federal special education programs
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federal vocational rehabilitation programs ⓘ implementation of federal vocational rehabilitation statutes ⓘ implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ⓘ programs serving individuals with disabilities ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| worksOn |
implementation of disability-related education policy
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policy development for special education ⓘ policy development for vocational rehabilitation ⓘ |
| worksWithin | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Description of subject: The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is a senior U.S. Department of Education official responsible for overseeing federal programs that support special education and vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of Education
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hasPart
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Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
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Judith Heumann
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endTime
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2001 (Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
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linked to: Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services