Download or read book Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Congressional hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was held to define the necessary elements and supports that must be in place in order to make inclusion work successfully for students with disabilities, parents, and teachers. It contains statements and supplemental materials from: (1) Congressional representatives, including Cass Ballenger (North Carolina) and Major Owens (New York); (2) the General Accounting Office; (3) educators, including Barbara Bateman, Daniel P. Hallahan, James M. Kauffman, and Patrick Schwarz; (4) private organizations, including Action for Children to Insure Options Now, American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, National Education Association, Council for Exceptional Children, National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children, American Society for Deaf Children, American Federation of Teachers, and National Association of State Boards of Education; (5) parents, including Lyda L. Astrove, Jill R. Barker, Carlos A. Oberti, and Valerie J. Veltman; and (6) an individual with a disability, Roberta Gallant. (JDD)