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James R. Thompson; Virginia L. Walker; Sarah R. Carlson; Megan E. Carpenter; Dave L. Edyburn – Grantee Submission, 2023
Educator teams consisting of a general education teacher and a special education teacher were recruited to participate in a project where they used the Systematic Supports Planning Process (SSPP) to plan, implement, and monitor individualized supports for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) attending general education…
Descriptors: Teachers, General Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Special Education Teachers
Ober, Edward M.; Perine, Joseph P. – 1978
The illustrated pamphlet briefly reviews the laws relevant to the obligations of those responsible for educating, habilitating, and employing hearing impaired developmentally disabled persons. Aspects discussed include the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Finance
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Jorgensen, Cheryl M.; McSheehan, Michael; Sonnenmeier, Rae M. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2007
Background: Judgements about students' competence influence the goals of their individualised education programs (IEPs), the location of service delivery, and their placement in general education (GE) as opposed to special education (SE) classes. The purpose of this study was to describe how presumed competence to learn the GE curriculum was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Faculty Development, Mental Retardation
Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, St. Paul. – 1987
The report describes policies and services for individuals with developmental disabilities in Minnesota. It emphasizes changes in the way of thinking about individuals with developmental disabilities as knowledge increases concerning what they are capable of doing and what is important in their lives and how they can be supported in communities.…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Brightman, Alan J.; Sullivan, Mary Beth – 1980
The study investigated the effects of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) on parents with disabled children through case study procedures with six families and a series of structured interviews with 26 additional families. Children ranged in age from 6 to 18 years and in degree of developmental disability from moderate to…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
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Chesley, Gary M.; Calaluce, Paul D., Jr. – Mental Retardation, 1997
Questions the assumptions of those advocating full inclusion for children with developmental disabilities. It suggests that such programs are not improving the cognitive development of students with disabilities, that individualized programming while fully mainstreamed is rarely feasible, that the general education curriculum doesn't focus on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Doelling, Jane E.; Bryde, Suzanne; Brunner, Judy; Martin, Barbara – Middle School Journal, 1998
Clarifies issues surrounding inclusion and describes the implementation of an appropriate educational program for an 11-year-old student with autism entering middle school. Discusses collaborative efforts of school staff, importance of shared leadership roles, adherence to appropriate due process, and analysis of the instructional environment in…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Inclusive Schools, Individualized Education Programs
Renew, Frank C. – 1998
Case studies of two students with pervasive developmental delays illustrate the conflict between belief-based versus measurement-based approaches to planning educational services for students with diverse abilities. The doctrinaire view embraces inclusion as an end in itself. Placing students with diverse abilities, even severely handicapping…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools