LEGAL AND POLICY FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

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(Slashed with SPED 63204 ) This course will review the statutory and regulatory foundations of U.S. public policies pertaining to children and youth with disabilities. Key judicial interpretations of those policies will also be reviewed. The course will provide comprehensive overviews of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, The Every Student Succeeds Act, The Americans with Disabilities Act, The Vocational Rehabilitation Act, relevant sections of The Social Security Act. In addition, students will gain an awareness of miscellaneous other pieces of legislation and examples of case law pertaining to the education of students with disabilities.