By Dixie Snow Huefner
Second Edition


GETTING COMFORTABLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW
A Framework for Working with Children with Disabilities
2nd Edition


Getting Comfortable with Special Education Law by Dixie Snow Huefner is a book to help practitioners and teachers-in-training understand federal law affecting children with disabilities. It is written in an accessible style for special and regular education teachers, administrators, parents, school psychologists, school attorneys, and others who work with students who have disabilities. It is designed for use as a textbook for educators-in-training and as a resource for staff development and inservice training in the schools.

The book covers the evolution of special education law over the past 30 years, including the 2004 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the 2005 proposed regulations. Within its pages you will find not only up-to-date coverage of IDEA but updated coverage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act as they apply to the schools .

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