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Peer reviewedKelker, Katharin A. – Preventing School Failure, 1990
This article discusses applications of education legislation for drug-addicted children, including the Education for All Handicapped Children Act and Sec. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which recognizes smoking and drug addiction as handicapping conditions. Suggested guidelines for parents seeking school support services under these laws…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems, Child Advocacy
Education Law Center, Inc., Newark, NJ. – 1979
Intended for parents, the guide defines what is meant by an "exceptional" child, considers the educational opportunities open to the exceptional student, and offers suggestions on how parents can ensure that their child receives those opportunities. Sections provide the following information: definitions of various exceptionalities…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Definitions, Disabilities, Due Process
Crosson, Anita; And Others – 1979
Written for handicapped persons, their parents, and their advocates, the manual is intended to assist disabled persons to exercise their rights of citizenship. The first section addresses three major laws: P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility
Maitre, Merry, Ed. – 1977
The document reviews Iowa's 3-year state plan for physical education for handicapped students. An introductory section covers legislative action, program development, areas of concern, goals and subgoals, actions to be undertaken, recommendations to the state board of public instruction, and definitions. A second section addresses federal and…
Descriptors: Administration, Attitudes, Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textFagin, Judith; Nuzum, Margaret – 1991
This final report documents accomplishments of a project which aimed to: (1) provide inservice training to community college faculty in appropriate teaching strategies and accommodations for students with learning disabilities; and (2) disseminate previously developed sets of video vignettes and viewing guides. It includes summaries of…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation
