LibGuides: SE-7300: Week 2 Resources

Week 2 Resources

Fundamentals of Special Education Law: Legal Requirements for Serving Students with Disabilities in Schools
Allen, L. A., & Tatum, E. P. (2020). Fundamentals of special education law: Legal requirements for serving students with disabilities in public schools. Alabama Lawyer, 81(6), 437–444.
This law journal presents an easy-to-understand overview of the most litigious areas in special education including ADA, 504, and IDEA.

APA Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Yell, M. L., Collins, J. C., Losinski, M., & Couvillon, M. A. (2021). Special education law: Programming and placement. In L. M. Glidden, L. Abbeduto, L. L. McIntyre, & M. J. Tassé (Eds.), APA handbook of intellectual and developmental disabilities: Clinical and educational implications: Prevention, intervention, and treatment (pp. 75–102). American Psychological Association.
Read chapter 4 pages 75-102, it provides an overview and historical perspective of the laws that have influenced special education since 1973 including the legal requirements for schools and the two areas that are most often litigated.
Legal Writing Resources Guide
This week you will be citing specific court decisions. The Legal Writing Resources Guide linked above is found in the NU Academic Success Center (ASC) under the Uniform Legal Citations tab. You may also wish to use your APA Manual for the correct way to add court cases and statutes as text citations and in a reference list.