Guaranteed rights : the legislation that protects youth with special needs /
by Joan Esherick.
- Broomall, Pa. : Mason Crest Publishers, c2004.
- 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Youth with special needs .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Defining special needs -- A history of discrimination : why we need laws to protect those with special needs -- The law today : the right to appropriate education -- The law today : access to jobs and public places and services -- The law today : the right to appropriate medical care -- Not in it alone : reaching potential in a changing world.
Examines the history, passage, and enforcement of the special needs law as it relates to appropriate education, medical care, and equal access to jobs, public places, and services.
Youth with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States--Juvenile literature. Discrimination against people with disabilities--Law and legislation--United States--Juvenile literature. People with disabilities. Discrimination.