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National School Boards Association, Washington, DC. – 1980
The framework for dealing with the educational rights of handicapped students has been established in the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, generally known as Public Law 94-142, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, generally referred to as Section 504. The ramifications for implementing these laws are complex and generally result in…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Discipline
Smith, Barbara J.; Hockenberry, Cathe M. – 1980
In addition to analyzing the basic policy issues inherent in the provision of special education and related services to handicapped and adjudicated youth, the paper is written to assist corrections personnel in understanding and implementing selected provisions of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), to develop policy…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Correctional Education
Block, Martin E. – 2000
This text provides principles and practical applications to facilitate the inclusion of student with disabilities in general physical education classes. Chapter 1 identifies characteristics of a quality physical education program. Chapter 2 reviews the history of inclusion and defines key characteristics of inclusion. Chapter 3 is on collaborative…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adapted Physical Education, Aquatic Sports, Athletics
Direct linkEtscheidt, Susan – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2005
Concomitant with the increase in the number of paraprofessionals assisting students with disabilities is the emergence of legal issues pertaining to the need, selection, responsibilities, preparation, and supervision of those paraprofessionals. The purpose of this article is to provide a legal analysis of administrative and judicial decisions…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Court Litigation, Employment Qualifications
Download full textArick, Joel; And Others – 1997
A 2-year study of 18 schools across Oregon was conducted to provide descriptive information about the effects of supported education on students with and without Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). Regular classroom teachers and their supporting special education staff volunteered to teach and score performance tasks in their supported…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. – 1990
This manual describes a Kansas program which is working toward full inclusion of students with deaf blindness through the MAPS approach (which stands for Making Action Plans or the McGill Action Planning System). An introduction stresses the value of integration and the focus of MAPS on the student's abilities and not his/her weaknesses. The MAPS…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Levine, Sheri G. – 1988
The practicum report describes inservice training to increase mainstream elementary teachers' (N=15) awareness of the ramifications of having an emotionally handicapped child in the regular classroom through increased knowledge of the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) and its guidelines and procedures. The inservice program was developed and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Consultants
White, Marilyn R. – 1986
The VORHS Program (Vocational Opportunities for Rural Handicapped Students) was developed for a rural school district in Wyoming. It grew out of the need for a curricular system that could (1) provide the means of constructing individual courses to meet the needs of the handicapped population and also satisfy local graduation requirements; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Career Education, Curriculum Development
Thouvenelle, Suzanne; And Others – 1980
The final document in a series on least restrictive environment (LRE) placement for handicapped students summarizes the objectives and findings of the project. Research questions, methodology, and conclusions are reviewed from each of four research activities: state education agency analysis; local education agency analysis; legal analysis; and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Blanchard, Marjorie; Nober, E. Harris – 1976
A survey questionnaire was distributed to 211 speech and hearing clinicians to assess the changes in the special education process resulting from Massachusetts Special Education Law--Chapter 766, which calls for mainstream reform in the form of individually planned educational programs which involve parents in the educational planning process.…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Delivery Systems, Educational Trends, Equal Education
Renew, Frank C. – 1998
Case studies of two students with pervasive developmental delays illustrate the conflict between belief-based versus measurement-based approaches to planning educational services for students with diverse abilities. The doctrinaire view embraces inclusion as an end in itself. Placing students with diverse abilities, even severely handicapping…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Knoblauch, Bernadette – 1998
This ERIC digest provides highlights of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (P.L. 105-17). Changes to general provisions of the law are explained, as well as changes in other areas, such as outcomes and standards, evaluations and curriculum, procedural safeguards, discipline, early intervention, and teacher training…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Discipline
Peer reviewedDavern, Linda; Schnorr, Roberta – Children Today, 1991
Discusses the importance of the inclusion of disabled students in regular classes as "full members" of their public school communities. Describes the ways in which this inclusion is achieved with a first grade student by means of an individualized education program. (BB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Friendship
Lytle, Rebecca; Bordin, Judith – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2005
The number of preschool-aged children with disabilities who spend some part of their day in an inclusive school or child care setting has grown tremendously in the past ten years. Meeting the needs of these children is always challenging. However, Public Law 105-17 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA'97) mandates that children…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Inclusive Schools
Cheney, Christine; Demchak, MaryAnn – 1996
This paper provides special educators with effective strategies for successfully implementing full inclusion of disabled students in general education classrooms. The starting point for inclusion is the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), which develops goals and objectives and considers appropriate student placement. Frequently, IEP objectives…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
