Associated with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Latrena Y. Haynes Grand Canyon University: SPE - 526 March 05, 2014 Abstract Special education is a type of education for students with special needs. The term is usually abbreviated as SPED which can also mean Saving People Every Day. This includes people who are different from normal people whether they are a baby, toddler, young adult, or an adult. This includes people who have a disability who are often overlooked at because
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of many people that a healthier and more active lifestyle could improve someone’s quality of life. It is more important for those with a disability to introduce physical activity into their lives so that they may enjoy a longer and more productive living style. Physical activity and wellness are necessary for all people, but even more so for those with disabilities. There are three main critical learning areas and physical activity supports the development of all three learning styles: cognitive,
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and has passed out a series of laws concerning benefit practices. Some of those laws included The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, the Internal Revenue Code, The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Pension Protection Act of 2006, HIPPA IN 1996, COBRA in 1985, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The Civil Right act of 1991, just to name a few. According to Martocchio, these law were all established to regulate the establishment and implementation
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Opportunity Commission, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Department of Homeland Security. Legal Regulations Legal regulations about topics such as wage requirements, work hour requirements, and medical or family leave time is enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor. One example of this agency's oversight is the provision of protected break times for breastfeeding mothers. According to "U.S. Department Of Labor" (2014), "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act amended section seven
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Running head: HISTORY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW According to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), an IEP, or Individualized Education Program, is “a written statement for each individual with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with Title 42 U.S.C. Section 1414(d).” (NAEP Glossary) Each source I studied stressed the concept of “individualized” plans because each program is tailored to specifically meet the needs of that particular student through
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individual and a full time employee. The first act is a law that came about do to women’s rights and this law is called the pregnancy discrimination law. This law was adopted in the late 1970s. What this law did was that it did not allow businesses to discriminate against an employee that was pregnant or any other medical issue from being pregnant. Second law that came about to protect the employees is the Americans with Disability Act. This law was not
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| |Americans with Disabilities Act |law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990 | |Visitability |A measure of a place's ease of access for people with disabilities | |Accessibility | capable of being reached | |Disability |A physical or mental
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the testing, and ascertain the client understands every aspect of giving consent (American Psychological Association, 2010). If the client is a child, or an individual of limited capacity, the parent or legal guardian must give consent for the client. The idea of informed consent is a continuing agreement, and clients may withdraw their consent at any time during the testing (Hogan, 2007). According to the American Medical Association (2011), informed consent is a process of communication between
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Labor and Employment Law The Family and Medical Leave Act was created in 1993 and was meant to offer employees up to twelve weeks of unexcused absence from their jobs per year. The FMLA was meant to provide an opportunity to employees to be able to avoid having to choose between work obligations and personal emergencies which called them away from work. If an employee or a family member is suffering from a serious health condition, they qualify for leave under FMLA laws. The health condition
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