Perceptions and the Law

Read Chapter 1 of the class text and complete the IRIS module titled What do you See? Perceptions of

Disability. Write a 200-300 word response to the following questions:

Do you think people’s perceptions of others play a role in the success of students with disabilities? Why or
why not? Choose one law covered in Chapter 1. These include IDEA, NCLB, Section 504 and ADA. How does your
chosen law protect students with disabilities from negative perceptions and beliefs?

Survey of Exceptional Students

Turnbull, A., Turnbull, R., &Wehmeyer, M. (2010).Exceptional lives: Special education in today’s schools. (6th
ed.) Upper Saddle River: Pearson.
1. Read from your text, Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today’s Schools:
1. Chapter 1: Overview of Today’s Special Education
? Chapter 1 provides an overview of the law and special education including IDEA and NCLB.
2. Chapter 2: Ensuring Progress in the General Education Curriculum through Universal Design for Learning
and Inclusion
? Chapter 2 identifies progress in the general education curriculum, universal design, inclusion and the
importance of an IEP.
2. The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements. (n.d.). What do you see? Perceptions of disabilities.
Retrieved from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/da/chalcycle.htm
? This module provides the opportunity to examine one’s own perception about people with disabilities.
Read Chapter 1 of the class text and complete the IRIS module titled What do you See? Perceptions of
Disability. Write a 200-300 word response to the following questions:

Do you think people’s perceptions of others play a role in the success of students with disabilities?
Why or why not?
Choose one law covered in Chapter 1. These include IDEA, NCLB, Section 504 and ADA.
How does your chosen law protect students with disabilities from negative perceptions and beliefs?
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