Theres a group in congress that protects the rights of special needs children…..there called the * Council for Exceptional Children which is an international community of educators who are the voice and vision of special and gifted education. Their mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with exceptionalities and their families …show more content…
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a United States federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities. It addresses the educational needs of children with disabilities from birth to age 18 or 21 in cases that involve 14 specified categories of disability. * The IDEA is "spending clause" legislation, meaning that it only applies to those States and their local educational agencies that accept federal funding under the IDEA. Hamilton has title 19 and other federal funding they receive therefore this school is bound to the IDEA Act! So tell me why is it that these kids who are just like me just like you aren’t receiving the help they are supposed to be getting?
This Act strengthens academic expectations and accountability for the nation's 5.8 million children with disabilities and bridges the gap that has too often existed between what children with disabilities learn and what is required in regular curriculum. * PROS OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AT HAM HOUSE: - ONE OF THE THINGS HAMILTON HAS DONE RIGHT IS MEETING ONE OF THE IDEA ACTS REQUIREMENTS WHICH IS Students with disabilities should be prepared for further education, employment and independent …show more content…
* CONS: Cons would be what I said earlier the way they meet the requirement for the idea act of preparing special ed kids for jobs and independent life. . YES THEY HAVE. YOU ALL SEE HOW IN THE LUNCH ROOM THEY HAVE SPECIAL ED KIDS FROM THE NOT SO DISABLED TO THE ONES THAT ARE IN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIRS PUSHING THE TRASH CANS. THAT’S THERE WAY OF SHOWING THEM INDEPENDENT LIVING AND EMPLOYMENT? BY BEING TREATED LIKE TRASH. WE ARENT ANY BETTER THAN THEM. IN FACT US STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAT ARENT IN THE SPEC ED PROGRAM ARE MORE THAN ABLE TO GET OUR ASSES UP AND THROW OUT OUR OWN TRASH!
* Another con about the program is how the aids mistreat the students and are in my opinion unfit to be their aids. The teachers are mean and get nasty with the students. For example I see some aids getting angry with the kids and even drag them on the floor or snatch them up by their shirts. We need better supervision and teachers that are more understanding and patient with the