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Download full textKnoblauch, Bernadette; Sorenson, Barbara – 1998
This digest analyzes the definitions of disability in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It notes that, in order to be eligible for special education services under the act, the child must meet two criteria: (1) he/she must have one or more of the specific disabilities listed in the act, and (2)he/she must require special…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Legislation
DiMatties, Marie E.; Sammons, Jennifer H. – 2003
This brief paper summarizes what is known about sensory integration and sensory integration dysfunction (DSI). It outlines evaluation of DSI, treatment approaches, and implications for parents and teachers, including compensatory strategies for minimizing the impact of DSI on a child's life. Review of origins of sensory integration theory in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Warger, Cynthia; Burnette, Jane – 2000
This digest discusses the problem of overrepresentation of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in special education and provides examples of strategies created by researchers and practitioners to reduce overrepresentation. Strategies include: (1) promote family involvement and respect diverse backgrounds by taking time…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Curriculum, Disabilities
Burnette, Jane – 1998
This digest summarizes the problem of over-representation of minority students in special education and offers suggestions to reduce this disproportionate representation. It notes concerns of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that minority students are being misclassified and receiving…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation
Tippeconnic, John W., III; Faircloth, Susan C. – 2002
American Indian and Alaska Native students with limited English proficiency are overrepresented in special education programs. This digest briefly reviews the legislation and literature pertaining to the influence of language and culture in making referrals, administering assessments, and providing appropriate services to Native students.…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Alternative Assessment, American Indian Education, American Indians
Faircloth, Susan; Tippeconnic, John W., III – 2000
Over 10 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in public schools and more than 18 percent of AI/AN students in Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal schools are eligible for or placed in special education programs. This digest addresses four selected issues in the education of AI/AN students with disabilities. First, the 1997…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Disabilities
Knoblauch, Bernadette – 1998
This ERIC digest provides highlights of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (P.L. 105-17). Changes to general provisions of the law are explained, as well as changes in other areas, such as outcomes and standards, evaluations and curriculum, procedural safeguards, discipline, early intervention, and teacher training…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Discipline
