Foundations of special education -- Special education in context: People, concepts and perspectives -- Policies, practices and programs -- Cultural and linguistic diversity and exceptionality -- Parents, families and exceptionality -- A study of persons with special needs -- Persons with mental retardation -- Persons with learning disabilities -- Persons with emotional or behavioral disorders -- Persons who are gifted and talented -- Persons with speech and language disorders -- Persons with hearing impairments -- Persons with visual impairments -- Persons with autism spectrum disorder -- Persons with physical or health disabilities -- Postscript -- Federal definitions of disabilities -- Sample individualized education program -- Sample individualized family service plan.