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Direct linkCarter, Kimberly F. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Pioneering legislation such as Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997, and the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 have increased attention to the needs of individuals with disabilities. These regulations require that public programs…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Civil Rights Legislation, Students with Disabilities
Peer reviewedTurnbull, Rud; Stowe, Matthew J. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
This article describes a 12-step model that can be used for policy analysis. The model encompasses policy development, implementation, and evaluation; takes into account structural foundations of policy; addresses both legal formalism and legal realism; demonstrates contextual sensitivity; and addresses application issues and different…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Policy Analysis, Models
Download full textFreeman, Rachel, Ed.; Walker, Pamela, Ed.; Hewitt, Amy, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration, 2016
Person-centered positive supports are about empowering people with disabilities to live lives that fully reflect their individuality and their humanity. They're about using evidence-based positive practices in the service of the needs, values, and goals of the person receiving the support. And they're about promoting quality of life for people in…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Developmental Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, Quality of Life
Annarino, Pauline; Coyle, Jennifer; Johnson, Cheryl DeConde; Kolvita, Marcia; Thomas, Della W. – pepnet 2, 2017
After decades, the concept of "how to change the status quo of deaf education" continues to dazzle and frustrate us intellectually and academically. We want deaf and hard of hearing students to achieve academically and to thrive in the world as adults. Yet, too often, test scores and post-school outcomes remain unacceptably low. Our…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Educational Change, Academic Achievement
Job Corps, 2008
This paper presents the recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Job Corps to the Secretary of Labor pertaining to the review, development and implementation of policies, legislation and regulations for the Job Corps program. This document represents the culmination of an intensive and comprehensive nine-month process undertaken by the…
Descriptors: Job Training, Labor, Federal Programs, Program Effectiveness
Carter, Marcia Jean; And Others – 1991
This publication is designed to assist in the development of therapeutic recreation services in the community and may also be used in the preparation of procedural manuals or risk management plans. Therapeutic recreation is defined as the process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, applied through a helping relationship to…
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Community Services, Disabilities
West, Jane – 1994
This report assesses federal efforts to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) during its first four years as law. The report begins by describing the politics and the players in the passage and implementation of the ADA and then discusses how technical assistance precedes enforcement of ADA. Complaints filed under the ADA and the…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Children, Compliance (Legal)
