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Below are some resources that include information about special education legal issues. Be sure to supplement any information by referring to current laws.
The Comprehensive Guide to Special Education Law by ISBN: 0857005855Publication Date: 2012-05-15Online
Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law by Call Number: KF 4114.D46 2018 RefISBN: 9781944331047Publication Date: 2017-08-28Reference Department Shelves
The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law by Call Number: KFT1590 .K45 2005ISBN: 0292706626Publication Date: 2005-07-01Reference Department shelves
Forensic Issues in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities by ISBN: 9781849051446Publication Date: 2011-08-15Online
Guerrilla Mum: Surviving the Special Educational Needs Jungle by ISBN: 1283906317Publication Date: 2011-01-01Online
Legal Research by ISBN: 1413325653Publication Date: 2018-08-13Online
Legal Research: Take the law into your own hands Do you have legal questions at home, at work, or as part of law-related course work? Legal Research provides everything you need, laying out easy-to-follow research methods that will help you find the right answers. Find out how to: locate and understand statutes, regulations, and cases make sure your research is 100% up to date organize your research results into a memorandum of law for use at school, at work, or in court. Completely updated for the 17th edition, Legal Research shows how to use the Web to find statutes, cases, background information, and answers to specific legal questions. Even more important, you'll be guided to the most reliable and user-friendly sites, so you won't drown in an information flood. Lots of examples and easy-to-understand instructions teach you how to use all the basic legal research tools, including: Internet search engines reliable free legal websites legal encyclopedias, periodicals, and treatises annotated legal codes and statutes published reports of state and federal court cases case digests and Shepard's Citations the best legal blogs
Nolo's IEP Guide by ISBN: 1413323960Publication Date: 2017-06-09Online
How to advocate for your child's education. According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2.4 million children in the U.S. are diagnosed with learning disabilities - and these children have unique educational needs. While federal law entitles each of these children to an "appropriate" education, making sure teachers and school administrators are addressing a child's special needs and providing the proper services can feel like an uphill battle. This book will help guide you through your child's IEP process by explaining your child's rights and teaching you how to draft educational goals and objectives, research school programs and alternatives, prepare for IEP meetings, and resolve disputes with your school district. Learn how to : identify a learning disability understand your child's rights to education untangle eligibility rules and evaluations prepare and make your best case to school administrators develop IEP goals and advocate for their adoption, explore and choose the best programs and services. Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities is written by an expert who's fought for kids for many years.
