The handbook is a French translation of "Your Child's Right to an Education" published by the New York State Education Department, Office for Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. The following topics are among those considered: eligibility for special education, program types, alternative placements (such as residential settings), referral, evaluation, individualized education programs, impartial due process hearings, early childhood services, parents' right to challenge educational decisions about their child (including information on hearings and appeals), and planning for the child's future. (DB)