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Achieving Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Mental Retardation: A Curriculum Decision-Making Model

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: The 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act require that individualized education programs of students with disabilities include information about students engagement in and access to the general curriculum. The US Department of Education clearly intended this as a means to heighten expectations for students with disabilities and to align special education with school reform efforts. There are, however, a number of questions about how these mandates apply to the education of students with mental retardation. This article overviews access requirements, examines the intent and meaning of the language, and proposes a decision-making model to enable IEP teams to reach curriculum decisions that provide such access for students with mental retardation.

Source: Education and training in mental retardation and developmental disabilities

DOI: 10.1177/215416470103600401

Authors: Michael L. Wehmeyer, Dana Lattin, Martin Agran

Institutions: University of Kansas, University of Northern Iowa

Language: English

Topic: Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2154137701

FWCI: 17.46

Cites: 20

Cited by: 74

Related to: 10