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New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. – 1985
The publication is intended to help those wishing to establish educational programs for handicapped preschoolers. Nine topic areas are addressed: (1) assessing local service needs; (2) identifying available funding sources; (3) choosing a program site; (4) locating and accessing referral services (suggested strategies for generating referrals);…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility
Download full textStriefel, Sebastian; And Others – 1987
The project manual was a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," (FMS) designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of 162 handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. The major feature of the project was development of a full reverse mainstreamed preschool program, which…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Div. of Special Education. – 1984
The Special Education Services of the Michigan Department of Education has prepared the State Plan for the delivery of special education programs and services starting July 1, 1983 through June 30, 1986 according to guidelines and rules established under Title VI Part B of P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. This plan…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Confidentiality, Disabilities, Due Process
Baker, Ronald E.; Ostertag, Bruce A. – 1986
In winter 1985, a survey of all California community colleges was conducted to identify and describe the types of programs and services provided by the colleges to students with developmental disabilities (DD). Questionnaires mailed to all 106 community colleges yielded a 100% response rate. Study findings included the following: (1) 44% of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Disabilities, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1986
The purpose of this resource manual is to help local education agencies implement state mandated requirements and provide effective programs for mildly mentally retarded students in Georgia. The first section presents definitions and eligibility criteria for the mildly mentally handicapped. A section on due process considers screening, referral,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Due Process, Educational Diagnosis
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1985
The guide is intended to provide information to administrators and regional and local case study committees on special education procedures within Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). The manual addresses a step-by step approach from referral to the implementation of individualized education programs (IEP). The following topics are…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dependents Schools, Disabilities, Due Process
Harvard Education Letter, 1989
The question of responsibility for the education of disabled students has become a controversial issue. This article explores the debate between proponents of special education and of mainstreaming for academically handicapped children. Under Public Law 94-142, disabled children are guaranteed an appropriate public education in the least…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Handicap Identification
Bennett, Adrian T. – 1987
An ethnographic study of the intake process involving the formal assessment, placement, and educational programming of 12 Hispanic deaf/hearing impaired children, aged 3-8, in both a private school for the deaf and the New York City public schools, was conducted over a 2-year period (1984-1986). Participant observation, interviewing, and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cultural Differences, Deafness, Decision Making
