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Direct linkHarry, Beth; Ocasio-Stoutenburg, Lydia – Teachers College Press, 2020
This book presents an in-depth discussion of how human disability and parental advocacy have been constructed in American society, including recommendations for a more authentically inclusive vision of parental advocacy. The authors provide a cultural-historical view of the conflation of racism, classism, and ableism that has left a deeply…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Advocacy, Diversity, Parent Participation
Download full textKervick, Colby – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2017
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975), PL-94142, mandated parent participation as a required component of the provision of special education services to children with disabilities. It is widely recognized that a collaborative teaming approach is the most effective strategy to foster parent participation (Friend & Cook, 2010; A.…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Special Education, Disabilities, Qualitative Research
McCloskey, Erin – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
This case study uses an institutional ethnography approach to investigate the experiences of the parents of a son who has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as they engaged in meetings related to his progress and placement with school personnel over the course of one school year. Through an analysis of the discourse used in these meetings and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Case Studies, Ethnography
Weicker, Lowell P. – Exceptional Parent, 1985
Senator Weicker discusses an amendment to P.L. 94-142 (the Education For All Handicapped Children Act), to clarify that reasonable attorneys' fees be available to parents of disabled children who prevail in a court action to enforce their child's right to education. (CL)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Parent Role
Peer reviewedAllen, Julius C. – Volta Review, 1977
Parental involvement requirements for Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, are reviewed. (CL)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children, Parent Participation, Parent Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1985
The document records testimony presented at a hearing on the Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1985, which gives federal judges discretion to award to prevailing parents reasonable attorneys' fees associated with bringing their case to court. Prepared statements are presented from officials representing the American Association on Mental…
Descriptors: Costs, Courts, Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Thibodeau, Gerard P.; Kennedy, Susan J. – Academic Therapy, 1981
The article outlines guidelines for parents to understand their disabled children's individualized education programs. Implications and cautions needed for terminology, test scores, subtest interpretations, and classroom behaviors are examined. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Parent Role
Moore, Jean J.; Mason, Doris M. – 1978
The information packet focuses on the role of the surrogate parent with emphasis on the rights of the handicapped child as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Included are the following: a discussion of 10 surrogate parent issues identified through a literature search and survey of five states (Connecticut,…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Jacobs, Teri Gould – 1978
Intended for parents and interested professionals, the document describes P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children's Act) regulations concerning the right to a fair hearing. Topics covered include reasons a parent might request a hearing; what happens at a hearing; hearing rights; rules of evidence; use of expert witnesses, translators,…
Descriptors: Due Process, Federal Legislation, Guidelines, Handicapped Children
Kester, Ellen – Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, 1978
The author discusses the implementation of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) as it relates to parent involvement in the educaiton of their gifted children. (SBH)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Gifted
Losen, Stuart M.; Diament, Bert – Exceptional Parent, 1978
The excerpt from Parent Conferences in the Schools covers parents' rights under P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children, Parent Role
Peer reviewedGeers, Ann E.; And Others – Volta Review, 1980
The article reviews provisions of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) regarding parents' rights for independent educational evaluations and describes the program at the Central Institute for the Deaf to provide this service. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation
Shulman, Bernard – Exceptional Parent, 1977
A superintendent of schools analyzes the regulations for P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (CL)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedGillespie, Ellen B.; Turnbull, Ann P. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1983
The authors emphasize that, although the "Education for All Handicapped Children Act" provides for inclusion of students in the individual education program (IEP) meeting, few parents and students are aware of the possibility. Suggestion are made for parents and school personnel about ways to include students. (MC)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Parent Role, Participative Decision Making
Hicks, Katherine A. – 1985
Ways in which parents of handicapped children can learn their rights under P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, are considered. Specific areas of rights include prior notice (parental consent and content of the notice), record review, independent educational evaluation, parental involvement with Individualized Educational…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Individualized Education Programs
