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Download full textBennett, Theresa – Focus Flyer, 1995
This brief informational flyer presents practical information on the transition from an early intervention program into a preschool program for parents and teachers of young children who are deaf blind. It provides information on: (1) the laws that affect a child with disabilities when he/she turns 3 years of age; (2) the transition process from…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs, Deaf Blind, Early Intervention
Pitts, Raymond J., Jr.; Marchitell, Carolyn K. – 1994
This guidebook is intended to assist parents of children with disabilities who will be returning to the state of Maryland because of Senate Bill 588, which strongly discourages out-of-state placements of individuals with disabilities or other special needs. The first section is on "getting ready" and provides a summary of Senate Bill…
Descriptors: Community Services, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Parent Education Network, York, PA. – 1998
This guide is intended to help Pennsylvania parents of infants and toddlers with disabilities to understand their rights and assist in the design of an appropriate early intervention preschool educational program. An overview of special education laws focuses on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Parts B and C. The main sections of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Compliance (Legal), Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems
Parent Education Network, York, PA. – 1998
This guide, in Spanish, is intended to help Pennsylvania parents of infants and toddlers with disabilities to understand their rights and assist in the design of an appropriate early intervention preschool educational program. An overview of special education laws focus on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Parts B and C. The main…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Compliance (Legal), Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, Minneapolis, MN. – 2002
This brief provides information to parents of students with disabilities on preparing students for reaching the age of majority and assuming responsibility for their education and life choices. It begins by reviewing regulations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that give states the authority to elect to transfer educational…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Child Rearing, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making
Cortiella, Candace – National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2006
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) has created this Parent Guide to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) so parents can become informed and effective partners with school personnel in supporting their child's special learning and behavioral needs. It is hoped that parents will use this IDEA Parent Guide to…
Descriptors: Guides, Special Needs Students, Special Education, Personal Narratives
Henderson, Anne – Education Law Center, 2004
During the summer of 2003, a statewide committee of representative educational stakeholders on "cooperative rulemaking" was convened jointly by the Department of Education and the Education Law Center. The Supreme Court in "Abbott X" had directed the establishment of this committee to develop new regulations more consistent…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Community Involvement, Parent Role, Resource Materials
