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Download full textOffice of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2013
Section 107 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act), requires the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) to conduct annual reviews and periodic on-site monitoring of programs authorized under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act to determine whether a vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency is…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Technical Assistance, Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Bard, Joseph F. – 1995
This circular outlines the inclusion policy of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Inclusion is defined as a combination of long-standing "least restrictive environment" policies, with an emphasis on active social membership in the class or community, but not representing a legal requirement that every child be educated in the same…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Greene, Jay P.; Forster, Greg – 2003
This paper reports on an evaluation of Florida's McKay Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities, which makes a school voucher available to any special education student. The program currently serves 9,202 students out of 375,000 eligible special education students. Based on two telephone surveys (one of parents currently using a McKay…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Attitudes
Hulme, Thomas S.; MacQueen, John C. – 1986
The report describes a regionalized system of community based child health centers developed in Iowa to provide coordinated secondary level health services for children with chronic illness and handicapping conditions. The system is based on two principles: (1) Communities will be given the responsibility for determining which health services are…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Children, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems
Thurlow, Martha; Ysseldyke, Jim; Bielinski, John; House, Allison; Trimble, Scott; Insko, Bill; Owens, Cindy – 2000
This study examined the relationship between instructional and assessment accommodations for students with and without disabilities participating in the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The study evaluated the educational records of 78 students with disabilities and 51 students from the general population. Results are…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Wenger, Marta; And Others – 1989
The results of a survey of physicians actively involved at the state level in policy development for Part H of Public Law 99-457 are reported. A questionnaire was completed by a total of 125 physicians, including physicians identified as Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) members and physicians who served as state chapter representatives to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attitudes, Disabilities, Early Intervention
DeStefano, Lizanne; And Others – 1995
In 1991, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) authorized, under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), a specific grants program. The State Systems for Transitions Services for Youth with Disabilities Program made available competitive 5-year grants to individual states for establishing responsive state…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Havlicek, Larry L.; Kelly, Phyllis – 1981
The document contains the 3-year evaluation summary for the Kansas Statewide Network for Special Education Paraprofessional Training. The program's purpose is fourfold: (1) to develop an increasing awareness of the professionalism of the paraprofessional in the total educational system; (2) to present an overview of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Information Dissemination, Inservice Education
Anderson, Joan D.; Black, Talbot L. – 1981
The report presents results from a survey of four states (Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, and Nebraska) regarding mandates for the provision of special education services for children below 3 years of age. An overview of each state's mandate contains a brief description of the law and how it came to be; an explanaton of the way responsibilities are…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Eligibility, Financial Support
Powers, Lawrence; And Others – 1987
This document reports on efforts to develop an initiative to target increased involvement of the Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) with Arizona's disabled American Indians both on and off reservations. The report summarizes comments on important issues generated during a central office planning meeting of the Arizona RSA. It…
Descriptors: American Indians, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Government Role
Mauser, A. J.; Cranston-Gingras, A. M. – 1988
A nationwide study was conducted to examine the trend toward or away from noncategorical teacher certification in special education, as well as patterns and limits of existing state certification systems. Responses from both State Directors of Special Education and State Certification Officers were obtained at a rate of 100% and 98% respectively.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Div. of Special Education. – 1988
The report and an accompanying executive summary of a statewide needs assessment on young handicapped children in Iowa examine services available, effectiveness of services, and needed changes. The introduction provides an overview of State Planning Grants, Iowa's history of early childhood special education, and this project's approach to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Bluth, Linda, Ed.; Sweeney, Mary Kathleen, Ed. – 1981
A survey of 45 State Education Agency Transportation Directors is reported concerning state transportation services for handicapped students. Summary data are given in both tabular and narrative form for the following areas: procedures used for transporting handicapped individuals, handicapped population transported by public and/or private…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Hanft, Barbara – 2001
This report discusses a study that examined state technical assistance (TA) infrastructures that support research-based practices for improved outcomes for students with disabilities served under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The 10 participating states included: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, Oklahoma,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination
Matthews, Cherritta L. – 1991
This report describes the specific requirements of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) concerning the establishment of a Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), Delaware's CSPD system, and a proposed action plan. The scope of the CSPD system includes inservice and preservice training for general and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
