This article outlines parents' struggle to secure adequate educational resources for their child(ren) with special educational needs within the Irish State system. The authors challenge the view that legislation facilitates practical advances that are meaningful to individual families. This small-scale exploratory study reports the findings from…

Changes in services to handicapped children have served as a legislative wedge for eventually providing services to all children. This article reviews recent federal legislative provisions and principles pertaining to young children, including the Education for All Handicapped Children Act and the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986.…

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) has called for a national commitment to educating the handicapped. An earlier article (EJ 163 681) described this law and many of its ramifications. Teachers were also asked to share their experiences with mainstreaming. Here are some of their responses. (Editor/RK)

Highlights some of the applicable and appropriate legal precedents in a case involving school districts' responsibility to provide transportation services to severely handicapped children. Relevant factors include safety, cost, and educational benefit for the child. (MLF)

In 1969, the Joint Commission on the Mental Health of Children made several recommendations based on the conclusions in their report entitled "Crisis in Child Mental Health: Challenge for the 1970's." These recommendations included formation of a child advocacy system at every level of society; the development of supportive, preventive,…