The author addresses the legal nature of parental participation in the education of handicapped children, with particular attention to involvement in the individualized education program (IEP) process as mandated by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). (SW)

The digest explores the rights as well as the responsibilities of parents of handicapped children in the special education process. Rights include a free appropriate public education, notification regarding evaluation or change in placement, informed consent, independent evaluation, review of all records, participation in the Individualized…

The text reviews issues in developing and implementing individualized education programs (IEPs) for exceptional children. The following topics are examined in separate chapters (sample subtopics in parentheses): understanding the IEP (rationale, contents); meeting to develop the IEP (premeeting activities, roles of team members); assessing present…