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Making it My IDEA: Notice of Procedural Safeguards Designed for Increased Readability

Dinnesen, Megan S
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367944911

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2013, EdD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Special Education.
Procedural safeguards have been in place for years with the intention of protecting the rights of parents and their children with disabilities. Despite the promises of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, parents have not been given the tools they need to be active participants in their child's special education. Parents of children with disabilities must be informed of their rights and responsibilities in documents that are cogent and concise and clearly communicate the expectation that parents will advocate for their children. Review of the documents currently used to inform parents of their rights, as well as relevant literature on the topic, indicated that parents are not truly being empowered to give informed consent. This study examined parent satisfaction with a procedural safeguards document intentionally designed for parents of children with disabilities with attention to usability and readability (Making it My IDEA). Survey and interview data collected in this study demonstrated that parents of children with disabilities see a need for re-designed documents and need information from the schools that is functional and pertinent. Parents involved in this study unanimously preferred the re-designed document. The implementation of rights notices that authentically inform parents could bring about a shift in the culture of special education and include all parents as active participants in their child's special education.
Anne Bauer, Ed.D. (Committee Chair)
Janet Decker, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Todd Haydon, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Stephen Kroeger, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
85 p.
Special Education
special education; procedural safeguards; parents rights; readability; accessibility; ;

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  • Dinnesen, M. S. (2013). Making it My IDEA: Notice of Procedural Safeguards Designed for Increased Readability [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367944911

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dinnesen, Megan. Making it My IDEA: Notice of Procedural Safeguards Designed for Increased Readability. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367944911.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dinnesen, Megan. "Making it My IDEA: Notice of Procedural Safeguards Designed for Increased Readability." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367944911

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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