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Pizzo, Peggy – Child Care Information Exchange, 1988
Outlines the provisions of The Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 (PL99-457), which funds educational and family services programs for three- to five-year-old children with disabilities or substantial developmental delays. Suggests ways that child care advocates can help implement this law. (NH)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Infants
Peer reviewedRural Special Education Quarterly, 1988
Statement of American Council on Rural Special Education's Early Childhood Special Education Task Force on rural implementation of federal Titles I and II. Emphasizes need for state planning, professional representation of children, and parent involvement in special education decisions. Discusses family role, service delivery, and teacher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Advocacy, Federal Programs, Government Role
Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. – 1986
The fact sheet uses a question-and-answer format to describe key components of Public Law 99-457 (Amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act), which authorizes a preschool program for children ages 3-5 and an early intervention program for handicapped infants and toddlers. In the area of preschool programs, topics covered include…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Coordination, Disabilities
Peer reviewedBarrett, JoAnn; Carson, Scott – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1988
Public Laws 94-142 and 99-457 mandate the provision of surrogate parents to represent parentless disabled children in acquiring educational services. Described are the rights and responsibilities of surrogate parents, their role in case conferences and in development of individualized education programs, and the activities of the Indiana Surrogate…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1987
This oversight hearing reports on the progress made in implementing the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986, the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986, and the Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1985. Included are prepared statements from: (1) Senators Orrin Hatch, Edward Kennedy, and Robert Stafford; (2) federal government…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
