Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

Download or read book Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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).