The role of the courts in the development and implementation of the IDEA

Author:
PALLEY Elizabeth
Journal article citation:
Social Service Review, 77(4), December 2003, pp.605-618.
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press

This article demonstrates the role that courts have played in the development and implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. As a result of limited federal oversight and ambiguities in the law, courts have been influential players in the creation and re-creation of this law. The role of the courts can be seen in the interpretation of such concepts as a free, appropriate public education, medical services, and the least restrictive environment.

Subject terms:
law, legal proceedings, physical disabilities, social care provision, decision making, education;
Location(s):
United States
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN print:
0037-7961

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