Resources
The Reauthorization of IDEA 2004 and Its Impact on Postsecondary Opportunities for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Description
An infosheet that provides some background on IDEA. It describes the connection between IDEA and postsecondary education for students with an intellectual disability, and shares strategies that advocates, can use to influence the next reauthorization. It also includes a call to action for advocacy.
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Additional Information
Creation Date:
2011
Type of Product:
- Infosheet
People Required:
Individual
Adaptation Needed:
Need to see if laws have updated since creation date and before future reauthorizations
Rural Adaptations:
Might want to investigate how rural areas make upholding these laws more complicated and how to get this in a rural school
Reading Time:
- Quick reading time for resource descriptions
- Selected resources will vary in time
Cost:
Free to use guide
Staff Needed:
- No staff are needed: one individual can read this document
- It might be helpful to have other staff members around to ask questions about laws if they come up
Supplies:
- This guide
- A copy of the laws
- Included resources
Technology:
- To access guide and resources (can be printed)
Alone/Group:
Done alone
Recruitment/Attrition Risk:
May have some difficulty understanding laws
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid):
Grade 16
Practical As-Is for Implementation:
Good, helpful for understanding laws; needs updating