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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1987
This document presents a report on the guardianship of the elderly and the disabled, and on abuses that occur in such guardianship. It presents a set of 12 questions and answers about guardianship: (1) what is guardianship; (2) how many older Americans are under guardianship; (3) who are the elderly persons under guardianship; (4) who can be a…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Competence, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Lilly, Terese J.; Shotel, Jay R. – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1987
Many states are developing regulations for serving handicapped infants based on P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which was written to cover ages 3-21. As a result, confusing and discrepant practices are occurring that do not necessarily address the unique nature and needs of infants. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Infants
National Conference of State Legislatures, Washington, DC. – 1983
The paper examines current problems, controversies, legal disputes, and judicial rulings regarding the provision of related services to handicapped students. Following a section on background information, statutory requirements are specified and compared in chart form. A summary of legal disputes focuses on specific services (such as…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1979
This is a review of a case considered by the New Jersey Commissioner of Education regarding charges brought by the Puerto Rican Congress and Council of Puerto Rican Organizations against the Trenton, Mercer County, Board of Education. The Commissioner of Education evaluated the Trenton Board's performance in adhering to State laws in the following…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Boards of Education, Compliance (Legal)
