Teach your students to put people before exceptionality.

Hardman/Drew/Egan, Human Exceptionality: School, Community, and Family takes a unique human approach. From detailed, personal stories about people with exceptionalities, to narratives about the people who work with those with exceptionalities, this book helps your students to see past an individual`s disability and to see the person first.

With an enhanced emphasis on the educational and classroom implications for students with exceptionalities, the eighth edition retains its excellent treatment of exceptional individuals within the community and family.

This has always been my favorite text and the only one I`ve ever used. . . . You`ve done a wonderful job!
Mark O`Dekirk, Meredith College

The information presented in the Hardman text is well organized and is an excellent source for students to use for review and reference.
William Drakeford, University of Maryland

There is a nice spirit of fun in this book. In addition to the specific content we must share with learners, we must also share our joy of the work which we do.
Dan Baker, University of Oregon

Integrate IDEA 2004 into your course!
This IDEA 2004 Update Edition reflects the IDEA 2004 legislation in two ways:

• An IDEA 2004 icon appears in the margins adjacent to relevant discussions throughout the book that have been revised to reflect IDEA 04.
• Guide to IDEA 2004 has been included as an appendix. It provides side-by-side comparison of IDEA 04 versus the previous 97 legislation for each of the statutes and a little friendly background where it will help the reader better understand the practical implications of the law.