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Chapter 5
Cultivating Inclusive Practices in Contemporary K-12 Education
A learner educated in the public-school environment who qualifies for special education services under IDEA.
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Inclusionary Practices Within the Middle and High School Educational Environments
Pam L. Epler (Grand Canyon University, USA)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 29
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5727-2.ch005
Abstract
This chapter is designed to inform and educate 6th- through 12th-grade teachers and administrators about inclusionary practices within the middle and high school educational environments. This chapter is divided into three sections. The first section provides a definition of inclusion. The second section discusses the benefits and challenges associated with implementing inclusion within middle and high school educational environments for both students with identified special learning needs and students without special needs. The last section investigates what can be done to overcome the challenges so that a better learning experience is had by all stakeholders, including students, teachers, and parents.
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Chapter 12
Special Education Leadership and the Implementation of Response to Intervention
ass="highlight">A child having mental retardation, a hearing impairment, a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment, an emotional disturbance, an orthopedic impairment, autism, a traumatic brain injury, an other health impairment, a specific learning disability, deaf- blindness, or multiple disabilities needing special education and related services (“Individuals With Disabilities Education ass="highlight">Act,” 2004).
Published in Chapter: Special Education Leadership and the Implementation of Response to Intervention; From: Handbook of Research on Individualism and Identity in the Globalized Digital Age
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Chapter 3
Accessibility of Technology in Higher Education
ass="highlight">Any person “who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of a person’s major life activities; has a record or such impairment; or is regarded as having an impairment” (Section 504). Impairments include, but are not limited to, physical, visual, auditory, mobility, cognitive, and learning disabilities. ass="highlight">Also see the term disability provided in the list of definitions for the ass="highlight">ADass="highlight">A-recognized definition. Note too that definitions that attempt to describe disability cannot be exhaustive, as words and terms to describe types of disability change over time.
Published in Chapter: Accessibility of Technology in Higher Education; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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