Education of Individuals with Disabilities : The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

People with disabilities.

Children with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes rights of handicapped individuals to education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Examines similarities and differences in IDEA, Section 504, and ADA coverage of education, in areas of eligibility, identification and evaluation of children with disabilities, educational rights of children with disabilities, disciplinary procedures, parental rights, and remedies. Considers implications of P.L. 110-325, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Education of Individuals with Disabilities

Access Restriction:

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