Hearing On The Reauthorization Of The Individuals With Disabilities Act Idea

This transcript of a Congressional House hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act focuses on the role of parents of 5 million schoolchildren with disabilities and ways to strengthen their involvement in their children's education. The transcript includes presented and/or prepared statements from: Cass Ballenger, Representative from North Carolina; Major R. Owens, Representative from New York; Dee Spinkston, Federal for Children with Special Needs; a number of parents of children with disabilities; and representatives of such organizations as the ACTION coalition, the New York Institute for Special Education, and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. (DB).

This transcript of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act includes statements by representatives of Hofstra University (New York), Advocates for Children (New York), Self-Initiated Living Options (New York), the National Center on Educational Restructuring and Inclusion (New York), National Center on Education and Economy (District of Columbia), the National Family for the Advancement of Minorities with Disabilities (Michigan), and Education and Human Services Research of SRI International (California), along with statements of two Congressional Representatives (Major R. Owens and Cass Ballenger). Among issues addressed in the testimony are needs of the birth to age 5 population, over-representation of minorities in special education, postschool outcomes for special education students, arguments for and against full inclusion, the importance of individualization, and school-to-work transition. Additional prepared materials address these issues in more detail. (DB)

This Congressional hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was held to define the necessary elements and supports that must be in place in order to make inclusion work successfully for students with disabilities, parents, and teachers. It contains statements and supplemental materials from: (1) Congressional representatives, including Cass Ballenger (North Carolina) and Major Owens (New York); (2) the General Accounting Office; (3) educators, including Barbara Bateman, Daniel P. Hallahan, James M. Kauffman, and Patrick Schwarz; (4) private organizations, including Action for Children to Insure Options Now, American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, National Education Association, Council for Exceptional Children, National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children, American Society for Deaf Children, American Federation of Teachers, and National Association of State Boards of Education; (5) parents, including Lyda L. Astrove, Jill R. Barker, Carlos A. Oberti, and Valerie J. Veltman; and (6) an individual with a disability, Roberta Gallant. (JDD)

This transcript presents testimony given at a House of Representatives committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Included is the text of an amendment, the Braille Literacy Amendment, which is intended to improve the literacy rate among children with visual impairments. This amendment calls for an individual assessment of each student's literacy skills, establishes teacher competency standards for Braille instruction, and facilitates the production of Braille and digital texts and other materials. Other issues addressed in the hearing include needs of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, issues concerned with the inclusion of students with disabilities in regular classes, personnel development, and discipline of students with disabilities. Organizations represented by statements either delivered or prepared include the American Association of School Administrators, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, and the National School Boards Association. Congressmen involved in the hearing included: Major R. Owens (New York); James A. Traficant, Jr. (Ohio); Charlie Rose (North Carolina); Robert C. Scott (Virginia); and Cliff Stearns (Florida). (DB)

Excerpt from Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (Idea): Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representative, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held in Washington, DC, April 28, 1994 Ballen er, Hon. Cass, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nort Carolina, prepared statement of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.