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Alberta Education, 2009
Alberta Education provides programming support and funding to school authorities to develop and implement special education programming for ECS children and students in grades 1 to 12. "Special Education Coding Criteria 2009/2010" outlines criteria within specific categories to help school authorities identify those children and students…
Descriptors: Individualized Programs, Criteria, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment
Pierangelo, Roger; Giuliani, George A. – Corwin Press, 2007
Understanding the criteria and process for determining a student's eligibility for special education services is critical for any educator in an inclusive school environment. Based on the current reauthorization of IDEA 2004, this timely resource offers teachers and administrators an overview of each eligible disability and clear, specific…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Educational Environment, Visual Impairments, Mental Retardation
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Hand, Jennifer E. – Mental Retardation, 1993
A New Zealand study investigated the prevalence, health status, and service needs of people with mental retardation born before 1940. Of 1,063 people identified, 42% resided in institutions, 7% with family, 13% in nursing homes, and 38% in community-based residential facilities. Additionally, 75% received regular medication, and 75% had at least…
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Therapy, Human Services, Incidence
O'Neill, John; And Others – 1990
This handbook supplement, for transition coordinators, is part of a packet intended to aid educators, families, and adult service providers to facilitate the transition from school to adult life in the community for students with both cognitive disabilities and visual or dual sensory impairments. Emphasis is on transition planning and community…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Education Work Relationship, Financial Support
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of Special Education Programs and Pupil Personnel Services Guidance Service. – 1985
This publication is intended for use as a supplement to "A Guide for Planning and Developing Guidance and Counseling Programs in Virginia's Public Schools." After a general discussion of basic concepts in counseling with handicapped students, the publication provides separate sections discussing basic educational goals and counseling…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Developmental Disabilities
O'Neill, John; And Others – 1990
This handbook supplement, for administrators and supervisors, is part of a packet intended to aid educators, families, and adult service providers to facilitate the transition from school to adult life in the community for students with both cognitive disabilities and visual or dual sensory impairments. Emphasis is on preparation of students for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Agency Cooperation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Education Work Relationship