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Fuertes, Monica – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1999
Discusses the three major developments in the revised Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): general-education teachers participating in individualized education programs, school flexibility in disciplining special-needs students, and emphasis on integrating special-education students into general education. (JOW)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Federal Legislation, Individualized Education Programs
Download full textUS Department of Education, 2007
Section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973" protects the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive federal funds. The Section 504 regulation requires a school district to provide a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) to each qualified person with a disability who is in the school…
Descriptors: Public Education, Access to Education, Equal Education, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Direct linkHolbrook, Marla Davis – Project Forum, 2007
This document presents a seven-step process to be used in developing a standards-based Individualized Education Program (IEP). Each step is followed by guiding questions for the IEP team to consider in making data-based decisions. Two student examples are provided to illustrate application of the components of a standards-based IEP. The student…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedFolsom-Meek, Sherry L.; Nearing, Ruth J.; Bock, Renae E. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2007
Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandate that transition services be provided for students with disabilities who are 16 years and older. Although the current emphasis in the transition process tends to focus primarily on vocational opportunities, another important component of transition services is community…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Transitional Programs, Leisure Time, Special Needs Students
Kroeger, Stephen D.; Phillips, Linda J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2007
Educators from four states participated in a pilot study to enhance and field-test an assessment guide for assisting teams in creating student-centered behavior plans. The assessment guide attempts to consciously match the multi-layered tenets of positive behavior support with the behavioral intervention and support process for maximum…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Educational Environment, Positive Reinforcement, Planning
National Council on Disability, Washington, DC. – 1996
This report provides an analysis of those portions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation relevant to the career preparation and employment status of individuals with cognitive impairments. It reviews government-sponsored evaluations and professional research in specific areas of labor and education and reports on a…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agency Cooperation, Career Development
Bruder, Mary Beth; Brand, Marie – 1993
This final report describes objectives, activities, and outcomes of a project to provide training to infant specialists employed within a total of 16 infant intervention programs in New York State. The project focused on the acquisition of skills necessary to provide services under Public Law 99-457. Training content and procedures were derived…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. for Exceptional Children. – 1979
Guidelines for the implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children are provided. An introductory section details the mandates of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and defines the components of the IEP and a list of 12 exceptionalities. Section 2 discusses assessment, including…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1979
The Kansas State Plan for special education for the fiscal year 1980 is presented. The plan details the background and needs of the special education population of the state. The chapter on state department operations includes revised sections on state institutions and schools and an evaluation plan, along with sections on areas such as state…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Virginia Department of Education, 2011
The reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, December 3, 2004, (IDEA '04) and its implementing federal regulations, October 13, 2006, prompted the need to revise Virginia's special education regulations. Input was received from a Stakeholders Group that included school personnel, parents, consumers,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Albus, Deb; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Cormier, Damien – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2009
In April 2007, Federal No Child Left Behind regulations were finalized that provided states with additional flexibility for assessing some students with disabilities. The regulations allowed states to offer another assessment option, alternate assessments based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS). States are not required to have…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Dyal, Allen; Carpenter, Laura Bowden; Wright, James V. – Education, 2009
For many students with disabilities to be successful learners in the general education curriculum, they must receive supplemental aids and services. Assistive Technology commonly referred to as AT, fits both the definition of supplemental aids as well as related services for students with disabilities. Assistive Technology services and devices…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, General Education, Disabilities, Educational Technology
Biniker, Kristi L.; Pindiprolu, Sekhar S. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2008
In the United States, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) mandates functional assessment based behavioral support plans for all students with disabilities who display challenging behavior. However, very few studies have been undertaken to examine the effectiveness of the functional assessment-based behavioral plans with high…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Intervention, Behavior Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1980
The guide, a support document to the Oklahoma State Plan for Special Education, presents a policies and procedures manual for special education in Oklahoma in accordance with the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). The manual is intended to establish the minimum standards for special education program approval, to establish…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Due Process, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Divita, Therese, Ed. – Alliance: Newsletter of the National Transition Alliance, 1996
These two newsletter issues of the National Transition Alliance (NTA) for Youth with Disabilities present articles concerning the transition of youth with disabilities from school-to-work (STW) and related informational items. The first issue contains the following articles: "Bringing a Complicated System into Harmony" (focus on the…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
