Exceptional Lives: Practice, Progress, & Dignity in Today's Schools

ISBN-10: 0137848897
ISBN-13: 9780137848898
Series: Exceptional Lives
Language: English
Published: 2023
Authors: Michael L. Wehmeyer, Ann P. Turnbull, Meghan A. Burke

Description

"What exactly is special education? Let's begin with the basics. It is a civil right. A student with a disability who is of school age has the same right to an education as a student who does not have a disability. Now, let's expand on that basic message. Special education is more than a right. It is specially designed instruction and supports for students with disabilities. Its purpose is to enable them to make progress in school so that they will achieve valued goals and outcomes-goals and outcomes they can attain and enjoy in the same places as students and adults who do not have disabilities"--