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Peer reviewedWolfe, Pamela S.; Harriott, Wendy A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1998
Reviews major tenets of the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amendments of 1997, including strengthening of the role of parents, ensuring access to the general education curriculum, modification of discipline procedures, and changes in how Individualized Education Programs are developed and written. Discusses potential…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Discipline
Download full textMiller, Diane L. – 2001
This document presents findings from interviews conducted to obtain information on changes that have occurred in state Special Education Advisory Panels (SEAPs) since the passage of the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The interviews investigated general organizational changes, SEAP involvement in the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, Minneapolis, MN. – 2002
This brief for parents discusses the transition of students with disabilities from the structured environment of school to the post-school world and transition requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1997. It begins by explaining the importance of transition planning and decision-making and the need for…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedTEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
A question-and-answer format is used to summarize requirements concerning suspension and expulsion of students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. Questions address definitions, due process rights, suspension and expulsion as a "change of placement," the Interim Alternative…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Disabilities
Jung, Lee Ann – 2003
The 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires early intervention programs to serve children in natural environments. Because of geography and resources, it is often impossible for service providers to visit rural families at home as frequently as families were seen via a center-based model. At first glance,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1997
This report explains proposed 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). After the proposed new law is presented, a summary of House action is provided along with a section-by-section analysis of the legislation. A statement from the Committee discusses its intention to review, strengthen, and improve IDEA to better educate…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Warger, Cynthia – 1999
This Digest summarizes requirements for individualized education programs (IEPs) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 1997. In addition to specific information the IEP must contain, it notes that the amendments require IEP teams to consider the child's strengths, the parents' concerns, and the results of the…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Behavior Problems, Braille, Compliance (Legal)
Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), Eugene, OR. – 2001
Designed for Spanish-speaking parents of students with disabilities living in Oregon, this brochure describes the general mediation process that parents can use to resolve special education services disputes with schools. It begins by discussing what mediation is and the characteristics of a trained mediator. It addresses the requirement for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Shackelford, Jo, Ed. – 1997
This document presents general information about State Interagency Coordinating Councils (SICCs) which participate in the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (formerly Part H Program, now Part C) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The information was gathered from questionnaires returned…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Coordination
PDF pending restorationConsortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), Eugene, OR. – 2001
Designed for Hmong parents of students with disabilities living in Oregon, this brochure describes the general mediation process that parents can use to resolve special education services disputes with schools. It begins by discussing what mediation is and the characteristics of a trained mediator. It addresses the requirement for making mediation…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
