How the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Applies to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

By Celeste D. Johnson, M.A./December 2000

is unavailable at this time.

Congress reauthorized the IDEA in December 2004 and published final regulations in August 2006,
and therefore, this e-document also needs revision.
A few resources are still available.

While this e-document is under revision, please visit these (non-Clerc Center) resources for more information about the IDEA:

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: http://www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?p=About_IDEA
  
  
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). IDEA Action Center: http://www.asha.org/about/legislation-advocacy/federal/idea/
  
  
• The Child Psychologist: http://www.childpsychologist.com/mod/resource/view.php?id=17
  
  
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Division for Early Childhood (DEC): http://www.dec-sped.org/publicpolicy.html#IDEA2004
  
  
• Council of Chief State School Officers. Federal Programs: IDEA: http://www.ccsso.org/federal_programs/IDEA/index.cfm
  
  
• IDEA Partnership: http://www.ideapartnership.org/
  
  
• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. Statewide Services for People Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo/501.html
  
  
• LD OnLine: Learning Disabilities Association: http://www.ldonline.org/features/idea2004
  
  
• Listen-Up Web site: http://www.listen-up.org/rights/rights.htm#laws
  
  
• National Association of the Deaf (NAD): http://www.nad.org/publicschools
  
  
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition: http://www.ncset.org/idea.asp
  
  
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY): http://www.nichcy.org/idea.htm
  
  
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS): http://www.nectas.unc.edu/idea/idea.asp
  
  
• U. S. Department of Education, Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Washington, DC: http://idea.ed.gov/
  
  
• Wrightslaw. Special Education Law Library: IDEA 2004: http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/index.htm

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