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Robertson, Phyllis; McCaleb, Karen N.; McFarland, Laura A. – New Educator, 2022
Despite evidence that inclusion is a research-based practice for students with extensive support needs (ESN), such students are often denied access to meaningful instruction in general education. This article describes an interdisciplinary program that prepares educators to serve all students, including those with low-incidence disabilities, in…
Descriptors: General Education, Special Needs Students, Inclusion, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Gonzalez-Dolginko, Beth – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2018
This report discusses current developments and status of art therapists in public schools, with recommendations for occupational titles, program effectiveness, and legislative change to identify art therapists as service providers for students with special needs. Interview results from a small sample of art therapists employed in New York State…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Public Schools, Advocacy, Occupations
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Umeasiegbu, Veronica I.; Bishop, Malachy; Mpofu, Elias – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2013
This article presents an analysis of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in relation to prior United Nations conventions on disability and U.S. disability policy law with a view to identifying the conventional and also the incremental advances of the CRPD. Previous United Nations conventions related to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Civil Rights, Educational Policy
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Pillay, Yegan; Bhat, Christine Suniti – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2012
The number of students with Asperger's Syndrome enrolled at tertiary institutions in the United States continues to increase. This can be attributed to: (a) the passage of legislations such as the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); (b) revisions to the "Diagnostic and Statistical…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Asperger Syndrome, Disabilities, College Environment
American Counseling Association, Office of Public Policy and Information, Alexandria, VA. – 1999
This publication, intended for use by counselors, provides an overview of federal law related to student records. The following topics are covered: protecting the confidentiality of student records, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Counselors, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation