The manual provides information on Title VI-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, whose purpose is to support the initiation, expansion, and improvement of special education projects and programs for handicapped children at all levels. Included are the guidelines from the U.S. Office of Education, applicable federal…

The handbook provides a guide for the development of a public school program for autistic and seriously emotionally disturbed (ED) children which reflects the experience and successful elements of the Orange County (Florida) School District program. Included are sections on program rationale and philosophy (providing equal education…