ERIC Number: ED267302
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 43
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Legislation Relating to the Handicapped and Vocational Education P.L. 94-142.
Walters, Norma J.
This monograph provides information on the Education for All Handicapped Children Act as well as on vocational education for the handicapped. Following a brief introduction, Section II discusses the purpose of the Act. Section III offers definitions for classification of the handicapped. Legislation relating to vocational education and the handicapped is briefly discussed in section IV. Section V presents selected provisions of Public Law 94-142 and how they relate to vocational education and the handicapped. These provisions of the Act are explained: state plan, full services goal, due process safeguards, identification and evaluation of the handicapped, least restrictive environment, individualized educational programs, funding, curriculum development, accountability, and development of personnel. An overview of related acts and provisions such as the Rehabilitation Act (1973) and Vocational Education Act Amendments (1976) is also provided. Section VI specifies methods and techniques to improve vocational education and training for the handicapped, including counseling and individualized instruction, communication with parents, testing and evaluation, placement, local educational agencies, vocational administrators' responsibilities, workshops, resource guides, and Community, Organizations, Parents, and Educators (COPE). Appendixes summarize pertinent Federal legislation and procedures for their implementation. (YLB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Handicap Identification, Individualized Education Programs, Mainstreaming, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Staff Development, Statewide Planning, Teaching Methods, Vocational Education
Center for Vocational and Adult Education, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849.
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Auburn Univ., AL. Center for Vocational and Adult Education.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education for All Handicapped Children Act
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