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Brault, Matthew W. – US Census Bureau, 2011
The American Community Survey (ACS) captures core concepts of disability that may be useful for understanding the population of children for whom special education services may be necessary. While this measure of disability covers elements of physical and mental impairment, the ACS does not identify children who have been evaluated for or qualify…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Community Surveys, Metropolitan Areas, Census Figures
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Hammel, Alice; Hourigan, Ryan – Arts Education Policy Review, 2011
The purpose of this article is to examine the fundamentals of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and its impact on music educators. Topics include: (a) zero reject, (b) non-discriminatory evaluations, (c) free appropriate public education, (d) least restrictive environment, (e) procedural due process, (f) parental involvement, and (g)…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Disabilities, Music Teachers, Public Education
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Brooke, Valerie; McDonough, Jennifer T. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA) requires that parents and students be involved in all aspects of the transition planning and decision-making process, and most teachers recognize that this involvement is vital to success. To fully participate effectively, students and their family members need to become…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Disabilities, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services
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Hyatt, Keith J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2007
The new amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act became effective in July 2005 and contained a number of important changes to the current law. Some of the major changes regarding highly qualified teachers, alignment with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, eligibility, the Individualized Education Program process, and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Revision (Written Composition), Review (Reexamination), Fundamental Concepts