Students with Disabilities in Canada: What Rights Do They Have?.

Smith, William J.; Lusthaus, Charles

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ERIC Number: EJ491730

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Students with Disabilities in Canada: What Rights Do They Have?

Smith, William J.; Lusthaus, Charles

Education Canada, v34 n3 p4-9,45-46 Fall 1994

Analysis of Canadian provincial educational legislation and case law relevant to the rights of students with disabilities yielded 15 key rights encompassing such areas as free nondiscriminatory public education, barrier-free access, identification and placement, appeal, appropriate education and special education services, and parent participation. Describes the 15 rights and their level of availability in various jurisdictions. (SV)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Nondiscriminatory Education, Parent Participation, Public Education, School Law, Special Education, Student Placement, Student Rights

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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