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Download full textKarger, Joanne – National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2021
The purpose of this brief is to help families and educators understand the right of students with disabilities who need accessible educational materials to receive these materials in a timely manner. This right is based on provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as well as in the disability civil rights statutes…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Students with Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Instructional Materials
The Top Ten Things New High School Teachers Need to Know about Servicing Students with Special Needs
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Direct linkLaprairie, Kimberly; Johnson, Daphne D.; Rice, Marilyn; Adams, Paula; Higgins, Betty – American Secondary Education, 2010
Many preservice secondary teachers feel well prepared by their teacher preparation programs to teach their content area. However, these same preservice teachers overwhelmingly indicated that more instruction in serving students with special needs-modifications, management techniques, paperwork and educational terms-was warranted. They understand…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Beginning Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Special Needs Students
Matthews, Nicole – Teaching in Higher Education, 2009
Drawing on the insights of critical disability studies, this article addresses anxieties frequently articulated by academic staff around the implementation of the United Kingdom's Disability Discrimination Act: how to accommodate the needs of students with "hidden" impairments. Following the social model of disability, it argues that…
Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Policy Analysis
PEPNet, 2009
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), amended in 2008, is a federal law intended to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities. It applies to employers, state and local government agencies, places of public accommodation, transportation facilities, telephone companies, and the U.S. Congress. Under Title II of the ADA,…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Federal Legislation, Partial Hearing, Disabilities
Lewin-Jones, Jenny; Hodgson, Joe – Language Learning Journal, 2006
The Special Education and Disability Act (SENDA) 2001 required post-16 institutions to have implemented the Disability Discrimination Act Part IV (DDA) 1995 by September 2005. In this paper a lecturer in Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and a specialist teacher of the visually impaired from the Centre for Special and Inclusive Education at a…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Visual Impairments, Disability Discrimination, Modern Languages
Holtz, Kristen D.; Owings, Nicole M.; Ziegert, Amanda K. – Organization for Autism Research, 2006
The transition from school to adulthood is a pivotal time in the lives of all students. For a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), change of any kind can be challenging. A transition as momentous as this can seem daunting indeed. Thoughtful planning, good information, and open communication will help parents work with their young adult and…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Education Work Relationship, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
