Parents as Advocates: Examining the History and Evolution of Parents' Rights to Advocate for Children with Disabilities under the IDEA

Abstract

Parents of handicapped children all too frequently are not able to advocate for the right of their children because they have been erroneously led to believe that their children will not be able to lead meaningful lives.However, over the past few years, parents of handicapped children have begun to recognize that their children are being denied services which are guaranteed under the Constitution.It should not, however, be necessary for parents throughout the country to continue utilizing the courts to assure themselves a remedy.