Guaranteed Rights : The Legislation That Protects Youths with Special Needs
by Esherick, JoanFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-09-15
Publisher(s): Mason Crest
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Summary
A local modeling program denies thirteen-year-old Maria the chance to participate in its workshops. The reason? She uses a wheelchair. What should she do?
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 7 |
| Defining Special Needs | p. 11 |
| A History of Discrimination: Why We Need Laws to Protect Those with Special Needs | p. 29 |
| The Law Today: The Right to Appropriate Education | p. 45 |
| The Law Today: Access to Jobs and Public Places and Services | p. 63 |
| The Law Today: The Right to Appropriate Medical Care | p. 87 |
| Not in It Alone: Reaching Potential in a Changing World | p. 103 |
| Further Reading | p. 119 |
| For More Information | p. 120 |
| Glossary | p. 124 |
| Index | p. 126 |
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