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ESE548 : The Class : In Practice : Caring Kit : Web Activity 2


Web Activity 2: Review laws that pertain to special education

Review the most obvious laws that address special education. It may come as a surprise to you to find out that it was still legal in 1958 to sterilize people, against their wishes, to prevent retardation or similar genetic traits from being passed on. In the mid 1980's the US legislature was debating the right of parents or a hospital staff to stop feeding a youngster with Down syndrome, based on possible lack of intelligence and concern about whether the child would have an adequate quality of life.

To gain access to a site to begin the legal review, click here: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/publiclaw.html

You can let the instructor know you have been surfing by emailing a note, describing a site you found or stating that you have completed the assignment.


Once you have finished you should:

Go on to Assignment 1
or
Go back to Topic 4: Caring Kit

E-mail J'Anne Affeld at Janne.Affeld@nau.edu

Course developed by J'Anne & Martha Affeld


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