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Download full textCommission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1997
This report focuses on issues relating to the development of individualized education programs for and placement of students who are classified as having mental retardation, learning disabilities, behavioral disabilities, or serious emotional disturbances. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights examined present-day barriers and inequities that deny…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Behavior Disorders, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Erickson, Ronald N.; Thurlow, Martha – 1997
This report presents the results of a survey of state directors of special education from the 50 regular states and 6 unique states, which examined several aspects of state-level educational accountability systems and their inclusion of students with disabilities. Specific sections address: students with disabilities and standards-based reform;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Quinn, Mary Magee; Gable, Robert A.; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr.; Nelson, C. Michael; Howell, Kenneth W. – 1998
This paper provides guidelines for conducting a functional behavioral assessment and developing positive behavior intervention plans with students who have behavior disorders or other disabilities in the context of requirements of the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). After an introduction, rights and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Agran, Martin; Hughes, Carolyn – 1998
This book describes instructional methods for teaching basic self-determination skills to students with disabilities. The first section provides an introduction to self-determination as an educational and transition outcome, discusses the impetus for an educational focus on self determination, and describes the relationships between transition…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Disabilities, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Exceptional Children Div. – 1997
This handbook provides information on the rights of parents of children with disabilities in North Carolina. Federal and state laws governing rights of parents are briefly summarized, followed by a more detailed description of rights in various areas, including: (1) referrals for special education services; (2) evaluation procedures; (3)…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Disabilities, Discipline, Due Process
Schrag, Judy – 1997
This report identifies provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 that relate to 10 recommendations proposed by a 1996 conference of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education on the Individualized Education Program (IEP). The conference used an accountability model that views…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Accountability, Behavior Change
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Special Education. – 2000
This comprehensive manual is intended to assist Ohio school districts with model policies and procedures which, when followed, will ensure compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and corresponding federal and state regulations. Each of seven sections focuses on one specific topic. Within each section the applicable…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Confidentiality, Disabilities, Disability Identification
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Exceptional Children Div. – 1999
This document is designed to provide information to North Carolina administrators and teachers on policy issues related to students with disabilities. Policy letters from the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs and the Office of Civil Rights, as well as "Analysis of Comments and Changes" and "Notice of Interpretations on…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disabilities, Discipline, Due Process
Siegel, Lawrence M. – 2001
This book is intended to help parents of students with disabilities effectively proceed on their own through the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. Chapters cover the following topics: (1) child advocacy; (2) basic legal concepts of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the IEP, state special education laws, and some…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Due Process, Educational Legislation
King, M. Bruce; Youngs, Peter – 2003
This brief discusses the outcomes of a study that examined the views of 32 secondary education teachers in four secondary schools on the inclusion of students with disabilities in their classrooms. Analyses of the interview data indicate that the general education teachers were committed to inclusion and that they did make instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities
Edmonston, Ginny – 1999
The Clinton County (Pennsylvania) Development Center for Adults studied to what extent the planning and evaluation process for adult learners in the adult basic education/General Educational Development program was improved by the use of an individualized education plan (IEP) form. The project involved collaboration with other instructors in the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Chambers, A. C. – 1997
This guide compiles information essential to a working knowledge of assistive technology for children with disabilities. It addresses the definition of assistive technology and provides information on laws which direct the provision of assistive technology. The manual provides a framework to guide the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team as…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Maryland Transition Initiative. – 1999
This booklet, on the transition of Maryland students with disabilities to life after high school, is designed to build informal partnerships for the transition planning process. It provides details about: (1) the goals and components of transition planning; (2) the participants in transition planning; (3) the timing for formal transition planning;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Eligibility
Parent Education Network, York, PA. – 1998
This guide is intended to help Pennsylvania parents of preschool children with special needs to understand their rights and assist in the design of an appropriate early intervention preschool educational program. An overview of special education laws focuses on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B. The main sections of the guide…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Parent Education Network, York, PA. – 1998
This guide, in Spanish, is intended to help Pennsylvania parents of preschool children with special needs to understand their rights and assist in the design of an appropriate early intervention preschool educational program. An overview of special education laws focuses on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B. The main sections…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
