Any of these sections may be read online or downloaded in either Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word formats. Educators, administrators, family members, and children themselves talk about the impact of IDEA on helping children with disabilities learn and achieve their potential. The 15-minute video comes with 20 pamphlets and an IDEA resources guide. It is closed captioned in English and Spanish. A wealth of information in both English and Spanish is available online.
Public comment is invited on the proposed changes.
All comments and recommendations must be received on or before December 4, 2000. These proposed changes are available for review in both text-only and Adobe Acrobat formats. If you are an individual with a disability, parent, educator, member of a national educational or advocacy organization, policymaker, researcher, or other individual concerned with special education issues, OSEP wants to know your opinions. The plan will identify national activities for linking best practices to states, school systems, and families to improve results for children and youth with disabilities. The Digest is the U.S. Department of Education's main compilation of education statistical information.