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Aiello, Barbara – Education Unlimited, 1979
The article presents answers to teachers' commonly asked questions concerning P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Questions and responses touch on such aspects as mainstreaming, legislative history, resource rooms, individualized education programs, due process, funding, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.…
Descriptors: Due Process, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs

Kurtzig, Julie – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
An attorney involved in Individualized Education Program (IEP) hearings and placement decisions for children with special needs proposes specific measures to ensure that the learning disabled child's strengths as well as deficits are diagnosed, communicated at IEP hearings, and productively used in subsequent educational planning. (JW)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Due Process, Educational Planning, Individual Needs
Exceptional Parent, 1982
Dr. Edwin W. Martin, the first director of the Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped and recent assistant secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, presents his views on early childhood programs, right to education, the future of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), due process, and the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disabilities, Due Process, Early Childhood Education

And Others; Miller, Sandra Q. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1980
The article describes a speech and language clinician's involvement in a due process hearing in which a 16-year-old deaf boy's parents charged (in part) that their child did not receive an appropriate individualized educational program because others in the child's class received the same number of hours of intervention by the clinician.
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Deafness, Due Process
Franklin, Barbara – Australian Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1981
The article considers such issues as the individualized education plan, due process procedures, the least restrictive environment, parent participation, annual reviews, and allocation of federal support. Recent setbacks caused by cutbacks at the California and national level are cited as a result of more recent state and federal rulings. (SB)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education

Goldberg, Steven S. – Journal of Law and Education, 1989
A federal statute provided that parents may use the judicial process to challenge educators' decisions. Describes the intent of legalization; how reaction to an adversarial system led to the use of mediation in most states; and why this alternative model is not appropriate for resolving education questions. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Thomas, Stephen B. – 1985
The Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA), as amended by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), reflects a long history of state and federal legislation and case law. One of the purposes of the act's revision is to ensure that a free appropriate public education is made available, in the least restrictive environment, to…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education

Osborne, Allan G., Jr. – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This analysis of parents' procedural due process rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act examines the 1982 case of Hendrick Hudson Central School District Board of Education versus Rowley and reviews principles concerning parental rights, parental notification, procedural errors, the Individualized Education Program conference…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Disabilities

Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Drasgow, Erik; Herbst, Maria – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This article extrapolates principles from litigation concerning students with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to establish guidelines for individualized education program teams developing appropriate special education programs for students with ASD. Principles address free, appropriate public…
Descriptors: Autism, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Due Process
Colella, Henry V., Ed. – Forum, 1979
Ten brief articles focus on issues in the administration of special education especially in New York State. Articles have the following titles and authors: "Administrative Skills--Coping with the Future" (J. Gross); "The Impact of Public Law 94-142 and Chapter 853 on Regular and Special Education Administrators" (R. Costello);…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Qualifications, Career Education, Collective Bargaining
Menacker, Julius – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1992
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 stresses procedural safeguards regarding special education identification, placement, or services. Reviewed a sample of Illinois due process appeal decisions and concluded that the system appears to be serving Illinois educators and parents reasonably well. (20 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Elementary and Secondary Education. – 1992
This paper examines issues relating to suspension and expulsion of students with disabilities in Iowa and presents procedures and best practices which satisfy legal requirements and are based on judicial rulings. The following issues are considered concerning suspension: suspension of a special education student for more than 10 consecutive school…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process

Godsell, Edward J. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1993
The Special Education Tribunals, established in Ontario (Canada) as an appeals adjudication structure, have expanded the educational rights of exceptional children beyond the rights legislated in the Education Act 1980. School boards are required to consider the child's needs, the program of studies, the teaching methodology, and the philosophy of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1994
This paper provides the text of a Congressional presentation outlining the position of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) concerning reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The CEC believes that the fundamental rights and protections for children and their families, as well as the basic fiscal and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Disabilities

Daniel, Philip T. K. – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
The 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) give parents an opportunity to participate in meetings with respect to the identification, evaluation, and educational placement of their children. This article discusses parental involvement under the IDEA, specifically as it relates to methodological issues. (123…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
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