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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 3
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Legal Rights: The Overrepresentation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education
Welner, Kevin
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v38 n6 p60-62 Jul-Aug 2006
This article discusses the laws that protect individuals with disabilities and the laws that protect individuals from racial and language discrimination. It explains the important difference between the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504. It also describes practical application of the laws and provides two examples that will help illustrate how these legal procedures might work in reality.
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Diversity, English (Second Language), Minority Group Children, Racial Bias, Educational Discrimination, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Limited English Speaking, Student Rights, Special Education
Council for Exceptional Children. 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. Tel: 888-232-7733; Fax: 703-264-9494; e-mail: cecpubs@cec.sped.org; Web site: http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Publications1
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990; Civil Rights Act 1964 Title VI; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)
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