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Issues of Equity among Team Members in Special Education: Voices of Parents New to Special Education
Direct linkJohnson, Amanda R. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires local education agencies to include parents as equal team members in the cultivation of their child's individual education plan (IEP). Despite law, studies have shown that parents experience barriers to being included in the process. Barriers such as a lack of information, lack of…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Special Education, School Districts, Barriers
Peer reviewedCooc, North; Bui, Oanh T. – Journal of Special Education, 2017
To assist parents of children with disabilities with navigating the special education system, the Individuals With Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) established Parent Training and Information (PTI) Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRC) in each state. However, little is known about the 103 total Parent Centers currently operating…
Descriptors: Parents, Disabilities, Special Education, Children
Adams, Helen R. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2006
Today, federal laws often seem like an alphabet soup with acronyms like CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act), CTEA (Copyright Term Extension Act), ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), YMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), and NC LB (No Child Left Behind). These letters stand for federal…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Copyrights, Disabilities, School Libraries
Parker, Katie – Educators' Spotlight Digest, 2007
Over 5 million students aged 6 to 21 received services under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)" during the 2000-2001 school year. In partial response to this growing population of diverse learners, the relatively recent and highly controversial "No Child Left Behind (NCLB)" legislation has served as a…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2005
Executive Directors of parent centers have very challenging careers. For example, they need to ensure that high quality services are developed and provided; funds are raised; bills are paid on time; staff are hired, trained and supported; boards are recruited and effective; community awareness is high; and reports are accurate and submitted on…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Administrators, Program Improvement, Disabilities
Download full textMoore, Julia E. – 1995
This paper traces the history of the toy library, a facility or program created to loan toys to children, parents, child care providers, teachers, and play therapists. Types of toy lending libraries are the community toy library, the supplemental toy library, the cooperative neighborhood toy library, and the mobile toy library. The first toy…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Day Care Centers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
