Even though paid advocates exist in the field of special education, teacher advocates are important because their work is based on passion and a belief that change is warranted due to their own needs and experiences with students, not merely on the basis that they are being paid to advocate. Education policy in recent years has become more…

When education initiatives set out to help those who have been "historically disadvantaged or historically marginalized," they perfectly describe students with disabilities. Yet too often, these students have been excluded from conversations about equity in education. Congress opened public school doors for millions of children with…

This book presents an in-depth discussion of how human disability and parental advocacy have been constructed in American society, including recommendations for a more authentically inclusive vision of parental advocacy. The authors provide a cultural-historical view of the conflation of racism, classism, and ableism that has left a deeply…

Despite encouraging changes in the expectations of programming for persons with moderate to severe intellectual disability (MSD), data suggest that programs for these individuals are still lacking in several critical areas. Building administrators play a key role in promoting high quality programs for students with MSD within local schools but may…

The information packet focuses on the role of the surrogate parent with emphasis on the rights of the handicapped child as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Included are the following: a discussion of 10 surrogate parent issues identified through a literature search and survey of five states (Connecticut,…

The author offers an analysis of the Rowley decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) does not require the provision of a sign language interpreter. (SW)

Special education's progress was shaped by establishment of the Cuyahoga County Ohio Council for the Retarded Child (1933); the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975), "Brown v. Board of Education" (1954); "Sacramento City Unified School District v. Rachel H." (1994); coinage of "learning disabilities"…

The report considers state and federal policy issues regarding parent surrogates for handicapped children as mandated by P. L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Clarification about the limited advocacy role of the parent surrogate is given. The first chapter looks at identification of students who need surrogate parents:…

At least 10% of students in private Christian schools are considered students with special needs. Private Christian schools vary in the degree to which they educate these students and in the approaches that they take toward educating them. This study examines whether or not private Christian Schools are allowing students with special needs access…

Presented in question and answer format is information on Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and Section 504 (the basic civil rights provision with respect to terminating discrimination against handicapped citizens). Questions are divided into sections which cover general information, rights and protections, fiscal…

In the article on due process in special education, the author elaborates on the due process requirements which the states have incorporated into their special education systems, discusses the due process requirements in the Education of All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), relates these requirements to what the states have already done,…

The author discusses parental participation in the due process hearing as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Sections address parental participation before the due process hearing, events leading to the request of a due process hearing, and assumptions regarding the occurrence of a due process hearing. (SW)

The book of readings is intended for use as supplementary information for a program of workshops on training surrogate parents (focusing on the concepts, attitudes, and skills necessary for an individual to successfully represent exceptional children in the educational decision making process). Considered in the five sections are the following…

A resource manual for the allied health professional who works with disabled children and youth is presented. Each of the manual's six units states objectives for the allied health student and provides resource materials and publications, and a bibliography. Unit 1 on Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), also…

Presented are August 23, 1977 regulations for Part B of the Education of the Handicapped Act (as required by the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975, P.L. 94-142). Regulations are noted to amend the existing regulations governing assistance to states for education of handicapped children, to add a new part on incentive grants…