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Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education, 2023
This collection of resources for postsecondary institutions is designed to assist in planning for a successful and equitable return to schools and campuses. The resources include fact sheets, Q&As, letters to educators, and other materials explaining the obligations that postsecondary schools have under the federal civil rights laws enforced…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Civil Rights Legislation, Educational Legislation, Sex Fairness
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Russo, Charles J. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2019
The United States Senate's unwillingness to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) notwithstanding, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) contains significant safeguards protecting the rights of students with disabilities, acknowledging their participation rights in decisions about their futures. In the first of…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Council of Chief State School Officers, 2019
The primary mechanism for ensuring students with disabilities receive the right educational content and rigor at the right moment in their education is the individualized education program (IEP). This document, "Ensuring an Equitable Opportunity: Providing a High-Quality Education for Students with Disabilities," details policy and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Quality, Students with Disabilities, Equal Education
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Hetherington, Susan A.; Durant-Jones, Lisa; Johnson, Kimberly; Nolan, Karen; Smith, Elizabeth; Taylor-Brown, Susan; Tuttle, Jane – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2010
The educational transition process experienced by adolescents with disabilities and their parents was examined in this study. The results of the qualitative study can be interpreted to conclude that students rarely were engaged in transition planning, and when they were engaged, it came too late in their high school careers. Students with…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Disabilities, Adolescents, Parents
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2007
Successful and meaningful transition services are the result of careful planning. This planning is driven by a young person's dreams, desires, and abilities. It builds a youth's participation in school, home and community living. Transition planning helps to prepare young people for their futures. It helps them to develop skills they need to go on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Transition Plans, Transitional Programs
PEPNet 2, 2004
How may an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing focus on success? How can we as professionals best promote environments that will facilitate achievement and positive outcomes for these individuals? "Planning for Success: Initiatives for Positive Outcomes," the PEPNet conference held in April 2004, was a conference dedicated to…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Success, Planning