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Download full textMarkowitz, Joy, Ed. – 1997
This symposium proceedings reports on the background, purpose, and implementation of meetings held on May 19-21, 1997 that focused on race, language, and special education. Participants from school districts in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont formed teams that included two or more of the following: local…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System, Chapel Hill, NC. – 1998
This packet was assembled to share the contents of an audio conference sponsored by the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS) on October 1, 1997. The purpose of the audio conference was to identify strategies for improving communication and working relationships with the health care community, including HMOs, to ensure the…
Descriptors: Communications, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Mellard, Daryl, Ed. – 1997
This conference proceedings document includes an introduction, papers from all the presenters and respondents, and masters of the overheads used in the presentations. Three videotapes (with a total running time of approximately 4.5 hours) of all the symposium presentations are also included. Presentations include: "The Ecology of Human…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Education Law Association, Dayton, OH. – 2001
This document contains preconference seminar outlines for the 47th Annual Education Law Association (ELA) Conference. The first of four sections, "Americans with Disabilities Act Update--Higher Education and Employees," by Christopher P. Borreca, presents legal issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, an adequate definition…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Disabilities
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
This paper reports on the design, purpose, implementation, and outcomes of a policy forum on disproportionate representation of students from minority ethnic/racial groups in special education. The purpose of this policy forum was to develop an action agenda for implementation of two recommendations assigned a high priority by a group of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Diagnosis
Markowitz, Joy – 2000
This publication summarizes the proceedings of a Project FORUM conference that examined the needs of homeless children and youth with disabilities. The summarized presentations address the definition of homelessness, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, services for homeless students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Markowitz, Joy – 1996
This document reports on the purpose, implementation, and outcomes of a policy forum on strategies used to address the disproportionate number of students from minority ethnic/racial groups receiving special education. Participants included representatives of state education agencies, local education agencies, the university/research community,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation
Morison, Patricia, Ed.; And Others – 1996
This report synthesizes the key themes and ideas discussed at two 1-day workshops addressing issues in the use of IQ tests in special education evaluation and placement. The first section considers the background and legal context of the issue. The next section looks at IQ tests in school settings. Key ideas raised include the importance of never…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Court Litigation, Curriculum Based Assessment, Decision Making
Duke Univ., Durham, NC. Medical Center. – 1997
Shortened versions of papers from a symposium on literacy and disabilities are provided. Paper topics include: (1) a literacy bill of rights; (2) balanced instruction for diverse learners; (3) historical trends in vocabulary selection; (4) inclusive/collaborative service delivery for language/learning disabled school-age children; (5) literacy,…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Computer Uses in Education
PDF pending restorationPrater, Greg, Ed.; Minner, Sam, Ed.; Islam, Mohammad, Ed.; Hawthorne, Deborrah, Ed. – 1997
This collection of 64 papers from a 1997 international conference of special educators focuses on the challenges of diversity in education. Topics of the papers include: (1) assessment strategies for individuals with autism; (2) self-determination strategies for at-risk youth with learning, behavior, and emotional disabilities; (3) developing…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism, Career Development, Child Development
