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Transition Services under the IDEA: A Legal Overview and Update
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Zirkel, Perry A. – Communique, 2021
The purposes of this article are (a) to canvass the current legislation, regulations, and illustrative agency policy interpretations specific to "transition services" under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2018), and (b) to provide an update of the court decisions since the coverage of an earlier overview of the…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities
An Analysis of the Judicial Rulings for Transition Services under the IDEA
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Zirkel, Perry A. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2018
Starting with a constructive critique of legal articles in special education journals concerning transition services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this article presents an empirical analysis of relevant judicial rulings for the period 1990-2016 that shows a prevailing prodistrict approach that is not otherwise…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Educational Legislation, Disabilities, Equal Education
What Does the Law Say?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
This article presents questions related to legal issues of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 and the changes it has made with regard to local education agency (LEA) and the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. The author's answers to these questions are presented. In answering the general question--to what…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, School Districts, Federal Legislation