Guide to Federal Law and Policies

PDF 314K	Ensuring Access, Equity, and Quality for Students with Disabilities in School-to-Work Systems: A Guide to Federal Law and Policies Developed by the Center for Law and Education and the National Transition Network, this publication is an indepth guide to key federal legislation and policies that specifically address the participation of youth with disabilities in the full range of school-to-work opportunities. A valuable resource for state and local education administrators. Cost: $10.00

Download PDF (314K/110 pages) You need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your hardrive Authors Acknolwedgements Copyright Ordering Info Back to NTN Publications Find out about the newly released IDEA'97 Amendments Final Regulations on the OSERS/OSEP website.	This publication is for policymakers, administrators, educators, parents, attorneys, and advocates to help them understand the complex area of the legal rights of youth with disabilities in school-to-work systems. It focuses on broad legal provisions germane to this topic; it is not intended to provide legal assistance for individual systems, partnerships, agencies, programs, schools, or students, and cannot substitute for the independent judgment of a competent attorney. Readers interested in getting help with a particular question or problem should contact an attorney. Table of Contents Introduction (available online) Chapter 1: Quality and Equity Overview of Relevant Laws Chapter 2: The “Quality” in Quality Programs Access to What? Chapter 3: Equity in Quality Systems Three Guiding Principles Chapter 4: Equity in Program Development Chapter 5: Equity in Entrance Criteria: School-Based Learning Chapter 6: Equity in Entrance Criteria: Work-Based Learning Chapter 7: Linkage With IDEA for Quality and Equity Chapter 8: Quality Evaluation Data Collection, Monitoring, and Evaluation Appendix Authors This publication was developed by — Center for Law and Education, Washington, DC Eileen L. Ordover, Staff Attorney Leslie T. Annexstein, Staff Attorney National Transition Network, Institute on Community Integration (UAP), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis David Johnson, Director Mary Mack, Research Fellow Gwen Willems, Editor University of Minnesota, St. Paul Rosemarie Park, Consultant It was authored by Eileen L. Ordover and Leslie T. Annextein who acknowledge and appreciate the contribution of Lauren Jacobs, whose earlier work at the Center for Law and Education provided an important foundation for many of the issues explored in this publication. Acknowledgements Special thanks to the Joyce Foundation and the DeWitt Wallace-Readers Digest Fund, for their support of the Center for Law and Education's Vocational Opportunity for Community and Educational Development (VOCED) project, which has enabled CLE staff to carry out the school-to-work analysis and implementation activities reflected in the writing of this publication. Copyright Copyright © 1999 by the Center for Law and Education and the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. Ordering Info For additional copies, please send payment — purchase order (fax accepted), check, or money order in the amount of $10 per copy payable to the University of Minnesota — with your request to: Publications Office Institute on Community Integration University of Minnesota 109 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-624-4512 (voice) 612-624-9344 (fax) icipub@umn.edu This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Please contact the Publications Office to request an alternative format.
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