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Uitvlugt, Nella – Exceptional Parent, 2008
Faith communities can be wonderful places for creating a welcoming circle of support for families with members who have a disability. Parents may assume that leaders of their faith community will naturally know how to be inclusive, but this is not necessarily the case. The members may never have heard of individualized education programs (IEPs) or…
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Religious Education
Powell, Thomas H. – Exceptional Parent, 1978
This article summarizes a few of the areas of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which are of special concern to parents. (SBH)
Descriptors: Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Schleifer, Maxwell J., Ed. – Exceptional Parent, 1977
A case study of an elementary aged boy with behavior problems discusses the difficulties involved in collaborative planning of appropriate individualized programs. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Schneider, Lawrence W.; Manary, Miriam; Bertocci, Gina – Exceptional Parent, 2007
The responsibility for providing safe transportation for travelers seated in wheelchairs is shared by many stakeholders, including wheelchair and tiedown/restraint manufacturers, vehicle modifiers and equipment installers, transit providers, rehabilitation technology suppliers, wheelchair/seating clinicians, and even informed and responsible…
Descriptors: Placement, Child Safety, Transportation, Injuries
Troup, Judith; Wolf, Joan S. – Exceptional Parent, 1980
Parents who received an informal invitation to their handicapped child's individualized education program (IEP) meeting along with followup efforts participated in greater numbers in the IEP meetings than parents who recieved one message and no followup communication. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Individualized Education Programs, Parent Participation