Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is the first major statutory civil rights enactment that protects handicapped individuals from discriminatory practices in employment and educational opportunities and in accessibility to federally supported programs and activities. The purpose of this handbook is to examine the statutory and…

Intended for those concerned with curriculum development, the document presents a general change model for the development of individualized education programs (IEP) for handicapped students, to implement the IEP component of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. The Model outlines several stages in each of the…