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Download full textKupper, Lisa, Ed.; Gutierrez, Mary Kate, Ed. – 2000
This document provides answers to questions frequently asked by parents and practitioners about the mandates and requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA). The 29 questions are organized into six sections: (1) background information on the IDEA (history of IDEA, and obtaining copies of IDEA and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Due Process
Rosenfeld, S. James – 1996
This paper is designed to familiarize parents of children with disabilities about why and how Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 affects the education of children with disabilities, to illustrate the differences between Section 504 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and to provide a basic explanation of how…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Copenhaver, John; Taylor, Mae – 2002
This handbook describes parent educational rights mandated under federal rules and regulations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, including the amendments of 1997 (IDEA), and the Bureau of Indian Affairs/Office of Indian Education Programs special education eligibility document. Each main topic is preceded by a box that contains a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indians, Definitions, Disabilities
Kupper, Lisa, Ed. – NICHCY News Digest, 1994
This digest examines the mandates and requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (Its scope does not include the IDEA's Part H program.) The digest gives a brief history of the IDEA, procedures for obtaining a copy of the IDEA and its regulations, and procedures for obtaining a copy of an individual state's special…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Kupper, Lisa, Ed. – NICHCY News Digest, 1993
This digest examines the mandates and requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (Its scope does not include the IDEA's Part H program.) The digest gives a brief history of the IDEA, procedures for obtaining a copy of the IDEA and its regulations, and procedures for obtaining a copy of an individual state's special…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Frasier, Mary M. – 1991
This paper is intended to provide basic information to minority parents to support their involvement in the education of their gifted and talented children. The first section reviews federal and state (Georgia) definitions of gifted and talented as well as regulations concerning eligibility and retesting. The second section identifies typical…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Child Rearing, Definitions
