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Download full textNational Transition Network, Minneapolis, MN. – 1996
These two information briefs provide basic information to parents of students with disabilities transitioning from special educational services to adult rehabilitation services. The first brief introduces the rehabilitation services available to youth with disabilities. It explains how the vocational rehabilitation system works, what the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Education Work Relationship, Individualized Programs
Maloney, Patricia – 1978
The guide lists resources for the provision of vocational education to handicapped students. Each entry includes information on title, specific concern, groups served, intended users, contents, source, cost, availability, and ease of use. Entries are organized into the following four areas (sample subtopics in parentheses): exceptional students…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Guides, Due Process, Federal Legislation
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Office of Special Education. – 1978
Intended for parents of handicapped children, the handbook summarizes information regarding legal rights in the following areas: procedural safeguards (records, program planning, assessments), hearings, resource information, due process rights, local education agency resources, membership in the Maryland State Board of Education, state advisory…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Bronson, Ron, Comp. – 1979
The booklet is designed to help parents understand how they can help in the development of their gifted children. Included are such topics as the characteristics of giftedness; the four "faces" of gifted adolescents (high achieving studious, social leader, creative intellectual, and rebel); the role of parents; a checklist for assessing the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Civil Rights, Creativity, Due Process
Hobbs, Nancy D. – 1979
The handbook details the rights of parents and children according to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) and the California Master Plan for Special Education of 1977 (AB 1250). Under the heading "Rights and Responsibilities" are discussed such aspects as basic regulations according to P.L. 94-142,…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Due Process, Educational Responsibility, Equal Education
Wasserman, Diana R. – 1979
Intended for direct service special education personnel, the paper traces the origin of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142); examines the legislation and litigation which preceded its enactment; discusses its funding mechanism; reviews its relationship to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and looks at several…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Finance
Crosson, Anita; And Others – 1979
Written for handicapped persons, their parents, and their advocates, the manual is intended to assist disabled persons to exercise their rights of citizenship. The first section addresses three major laws: P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility
Kirby, Julia, Ed. – 1991
Intended for parents of young children with disabilities in Texas, this booklet describes the Texas early childhood intervention (ECI) program and identifies parent rights. An introductory chart summarizes five steps of family centered services (from assessment and evaluation to the annual Individualized Family Service Plan meeting) in terms of…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Disabilities, Due Process, Early Childhood Education
Advocacy, Inc., Austin, TX. – 1979
Intended for parents, the manual discusses in detail the education of handicapped children, with a focus on the state of Texas. Section 1 provides basic information and covers such aspects as basic laws and regulations--including the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), case law, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Discipline, Due Process
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1979
The Kansas State Plan for special education for the fiscal year 1980 is presented. The plan details the background and needs of the special education population of the state. The chapter on state department operations includes revised sections on state institutions and schools and an evaluation plan, along with sections on areas such as state…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1980
The guide, a support document to the Oklahoma State Plan for Special Education, presents a policies and procedures manual for special education in Oklahoma in accordance with the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). The manual is intended to establish the minimum standards for special education program approval, to establish…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Due Process, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Special School District of St. Louis County, MO. – 1981
The manual provides guidelines for developing individualized education programs (IEPs) and determining the educational placement of handicapped children in St. Louis County, Missouri. The introduction summarizes requirements of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) regarding the IEP provision. The next chapter examines…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Co-Ordinating Council for Handicapped Children, Chicago, IL. – 1987
This single-sheet eight panel brochure provides guidelines for parents on effective participation in meetings with school personnel to discuss their child's individualized education program (IEP). Included are an explanation of what the IEP contains; the settings in which it can be implemented; the non-academic, extracurricular, and supportive…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Peer reviewedDrasgow, Erik; Yell, Mitchell L.; Robinson, T. Rowand – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
Discussion of Individualized Education Program (IEP) requirements first examines relationships between the IEP and a free, appropriate public education; then highlights the procedural changes and new requirements mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. Results of due process hearings and court cases and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Weishaar, Mary Konya – 1997
This paper lists five principles to consider that will enable beginning teachers to defend Individualized Education Program (IEP) decisions for students with disabilities in due process hearings. The first principle urges teachers to consider placing children with disabilities in regular education with supplemental aids and services when making…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
