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Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 2022
An IEP is an Individualized Education Program. When a child is identified with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) a child has a right to a Free, Appropriate, Public Education (FAPE). For a child to receive FAPE there has to be an IEP developed in order for the child to progress in the general education…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Teamwork
District of Columbia Public Schools, 2020
The purpose of this guidebook is to guide the provision of Speech and Language Pathology services in order to support the educational goals of eligible students with disabilities in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). It is designed with the purpose of assuring that all Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) in the District of Columbia…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Students with Disabilities, Public Schools
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 2019
An IEP is an Individualized Education Program. When a child is identified with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) a child has a right to a Free, Appropriate, Public Education (FAPE). For a child to receive FAPE there has to be an IEP developed in order for the child to progress in the general education…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Teamwork
Organization for Autism Research, 2012
As any parent of a child with autism knows, your life changes and you take on new roles after your child receives a diagnosis of autism. Ready or not, you are now expected to be an expert on interventions, support professionals, and special education. Suddenly, your concerns and worries are different from the parents around you. While they may be…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Related Services (Special Education), Autism
Ayres, Barbara; And Others – 1992
This module was developed as part of a federally funded study group project, to answer the question of how students with severe disabilities can actively participate in lessons within regular elementary classrooms alongside their nondisabled peers, while still meeting their individualized goals and objectives. The module presents a brief overview…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Individualized Education Programs
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Dwyer, Kevin P. – Preventing School Failure, 1990
Arguing that only 13 percent of children with severe emotional disturbances are receiving adequate special education services in the least restrictive environment, this article presents strategies for parents to ensure appropriate responsiveness from placement and Individual Education Planning teams as well as advice regarding yearly reviews,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Seidenberg, Pearl L. – 1987
The guide identifies and discusses critical components of high school programs designed to facilitate college placement as well as preparation of potential college-bound learning disabled (LD) secondary students for the demands of college settings. First, secondary programming needs to include integration of LD students into college preparatory…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Cooperative Planning, Educational Counseling, Educational Opportunities
Gallaudet Coll., Washington, DC. Pre-College Programs. – 1986
The self instructional package is designed to give parents information on PL 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and the rights of parents, especially as they relate to the child's Individualized Education Program (IEP). Information presented includes how the parent can help plan the child's educational program, the processes…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Deafness, Disabilities, Due Process
Rothschild, Ilene; Bianchi, Julia – Exceptional Parent, 1986
Parents have a real opportunity to influence their child's education through participation in the Committee on the Handicapped process which includes referral, evaluation, Individualized Education Program (IEP) planning and review. Specific guidelines for parent participation in this process are discussed, including parent/teacher conferences,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
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Bartlett, Larry – Journal of Law and Education, 1993
Reviews and synthesizes court rulings that have expressly discussed the factor of economic cost in considerations of appropriateness of special-education programing. Advises educators to expend their resources in providing appropriate individual special-education programs rather than litigating the costs of those programs. (197 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Kupper, Lisa, Ed. – NICHCY News Digest, 1994
This digest examines the mandates and requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (Its scope does not include the IDEA's Part H program.) The digest gives a brief history of the IDEA, procedures for obtaining a copy of the IDEA and its regulations, and procedures for obtaining a copy of an individual state's special…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Kupper, Lisa, Ed. – NICHCY News Digest, 1993
This digest examines the mandates and requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (Its scope does not include the IDEA's Part H program.) The digest gives a brief history of the IDEA, procedures for obtaining a copy of the IDEA and its regulations, and procedures for obtaining a copy of an individual state's special…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Griffith, Linda – 1985
Intended for parents of exceptional children in Alaska, this booklet briefly defines the handicapping conditions that make a child exceptional and then describes programs in Alaska available to parents and their exceptional children. The Child Find program, which identifies exceptional children and ensures that they receive appropriate educational…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
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
White, Judith – 1986
Intended for parents of Head Start children with special needs, this manual explains parental rights and the White Mountain Apache (Arizona) Head Start program for special needs children. Sections discuss and define: mainstreaming; special education; screening, testing, and diagnosis; the role of specialists (pediatrician, speech-language…
Descriptors: American Indians, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Resources
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