Legal Aspects of Special Education » (1st Edition)

For every course in Special Education Law and Education Law, or as a perfect supplement to any Educational Administration course, Legal Aspects of Special Education was written by a practitioner to help teachers, administrators, and advocates understand special education law in everyday language– without excessive legalese or extraneous case law. Different in many ways from other special education law texts on the market, all of the elements of this text are intended to help its students obtain the most critical information about special education law and how it is applied in the real world. Some unique features include: a fascinating opening interview and then epilogue with Joe Ballard, a pioneer of the IDEA movement; a discussion of Response-to-Intervention (RTI) and the implication of IDEA 2004 for school districts; and a discussion of the history of special education and its link to the Civil Rights Movement. Additionally, the book provides case studies and application questions, critical thinking questions, the most current information on the laws including No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004, and a discussion of major trends changing the laws, including that of autism.

Ch. 1 The Basics of the Law 1

Ch. 2 History and Advocacy 12

Ch. 3 The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act 24

Ch. 4 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 43

Ch. 5 The Americans With Disabilities Act 61

Ch. 6 Idea 2004 Meets No Child Left Behind 70

Ch. 7 Free and Appropriate Public Education 90

Ch. 8 Least Restrictive Environment 106

Ch. 9 Evaluation and Assessment 123

Ch. 10 The Individualized Education Program 144

Ch. 11 Procedural Safeguards 164

Epilogue: Future Implications 190

Glossary 201

Index 202