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Utilizing the Virtual Communication Sport-Delivery Model to Promote Extracurricular Athletics for Students with Disabilities
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Busse, Sean; Davis, Ronald – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2016
In 2010, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) reevaluated the status of Public Law 93-112, Sec 504, which protects against discrimination solely based on someone's disability. Recommendations and findings were reported to school districts around the country in a document called the Dear Colleague Letter of 2013. The GAO…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Disabilities, Athletics, Physical Education
Helping General Physical Educators and Adapted Physical Educators Address the Office Of Civil Rights Dear Colleague Guidance Letter: Part VI--Addressing Professional Preparation for Serving Students with Disabilities in Extracurricular Athletic Programs
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Silliman-French, Lisa; French, Ron – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013
One of the major components in the development of quality extracurricular athletic (ECA) programs that involves the infusion of students who have been classified as educationally disabled is the preparation of effective, high-quality physical educators who will assume coaching positions (U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2012). These coaches…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Adapted Physical Education, Extracurricular Activities
Helping General Physical Educators and Adapted Physical Educators Address the Office of Civil Rights Dear Colleague Guidance Letter: Part III--Practitioners and Programs
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Poulin, David; Martinez, David; Aenchbacher, Amy; Aiello, Rocco; Doyle, Mike; Hilgenbrinck, Linda; Busse, Sean; Cappuccio, Jim – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013
In Part III of the feature, physical educators and adapted physical educators offer current best practices as models of implementation for readers. Contributions included are: (1) Answer to the Dear Colleague Letter from the Anchorage School District's Adapted Sport Program (David Poulin); (2) Georgia's Adapted Physical Educators Response to the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Best Practices, Letters (Correspondence)
All Children Can Learn: Guidelines for Least Restrictive Environment.
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education Programs. – 1991
These guidelines were developed by a committee of staff members from special education divisions at the Texas Education Agency and comprise a collection of federal and state criteria and regulations concerning placement of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment. Specific requirements (with legal citations) and criteria…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Special Education: Parent and Student Rights = Educacion Especial: Los Derechos de los Padres y Estudiantes.
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education Programs. – 1991
Intended for parents of children with possible disabilities in Texas, these two combined booklets (one in English and one in Spanish) outline the step-by-step process qualifying the child for special education services and explain the parent's rights and responsibilities under federal and state law. Introductory material includes a letter to…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Disabilities, Discipline
Special Education: Parent and Student Rights.
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education. – 1986
This booklet delineates the educational rights of Texas parents, their handicapped children, and adult handicapped students. Twenty key terms used in the booklet, such as surrogate parent, adult handicapped student, and mediation, are defined in the first section. Rights of parents and students are described in each of the areas covered in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Due Process, Educational Diagnosis