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Education > Special Education
Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining the...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining the legal...grants parents in special education decisions. Your school...the right to review any educational record the school maintains...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
...in special education." These statements...Individuals with Disabilities Education...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....Education Act (IDEA). Under...Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA,...(IDEA). Under IDEA, charter schools...appropriate public education (FAPE), and...school violates IDEA. Your Legal...Rights Under IDEA. IDEA is the...Under IDEA. IDEA is the federal...governs special education in public...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...(Individualized Education Program) is a...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It exists...Education Act (IDEA). It exists because...brain works. IDEA covers 13 disability...specific learning disabilities like dyslexia,...affects their educational performance....Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), meaning...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...no longer applies. IDEA covers K–12 students...support students with disabilities. In college, that...the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section...with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section...the Rehabilitation Act, which require colleges...High School. Under IDEA, your school was required...an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you have...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you have the...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you have the legal...director of special education creates a paper trail....eligible for special education services under IDEA."...education services under IDEA." Specific concerns:...
Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...diagnosis was the norm in medical, educational, and policy settings. Person-first...including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For many families,...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For many families,...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For many families, it's...
Education > K-12
FAPE and LRE Explained: A Parent's Guide to Your Child's Rights Under IDEA
...your special education journey: FAPE...your child's educational rights under...Appropriate Public Education. LRE means...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),...Education Act (IDEA), the...Education Act (IDEA), the federal...governing special education. Schools must...entitled to an education that meets...(2017), requires education "reasonably...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know
...children with disabilities often become...experts in IDEA, the Individuals...Individuals with Disabilities Education...Disabilities Education Act. They...Education Act. They can...Americans with Disabilities Act extends...Disabilities Act extends protections...their child's education also covers...Don't See. IDEA is specific...appropriate public education in the least...different. IDEA disputes go...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...special education. Maybe a...special education law that...That law is IDEA (Individuals...(Individuals with Disabilities Education...Disabilities Education Act), and...Education Act), and it...students with disabilities and provide...appropriate public education. Charter...Bound by IDEA. Charter...special education isn't one...appropriate public education (FAPE) to...students with disabilities Implement...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Who Qualifies for Special Education
...special education. Then...special education eligibility...thing. IDEA (the Individuals...Individuals with Disabilities Education...Disabilities Education Act) requires...Education Act) requires...their educational performance...of that equation matters....Test. IDEA serves...whose disabilities affect...general education setting,...affect educational performance...special education, not just...evaluate educational impact...
Education > Higher Education
College Disability Resource Centers: How to Register and What Services to Expect
...don't identify students with disabilities, don't proactively offer accommodations,...under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students with disabilities...Americans with Disabilities Act. Students with disabilities...disabilities Act. Students with disabilities have the right to equal access,...that existed in K-12 under IDEA. That shift means students...
Therapies > Occupational
Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA,...Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, schools...Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, schools must provide...to access their education. Educational necessity...their education. Educational necessity is a...difficult. It's how IDEA defines the obligation....