Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Identification and Misidentification of Children with Disabilities

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities.

Special education.

Students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2001

Summary:

Discusses issues related to the identification and misidentification of children with disabilities. Provides Congressional background on the enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-142) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 105-17). Categorizes disabilities, and provides numbers of students served by special education, number of children with various disabilities, gender differences among students identified as disabled, distribution of disabilities by race and ethnicity, and possible policy alternatives. Includes graphs

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Publisher Number:

CRS-2001-DSP-0047

Access Restriction:

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