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Financial > Financial Planning
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
...for during the beneficiary's lifetime: therapies, education, recreation, medical equipment. What gets less attention...they paid for long-term care and services. Federal law requires states to attempt recovery from the estates...they earned. Because the money was theirs, federal law requires the trust to repay the state for Medicaid...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, postsecondary education counseling, and instruction in self-advocacy. Both systems work together....gets more support, not duplicated effort. What Pre-ETS Includes. Federal law requires state vocational rehabilitation agencies to provide five core Pre-ETS...
News > Education
Louisiana Just Advanced a Bill That Would Make Schools Prove They're Correctly Serving Your Child in Special Ed. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...burden of proof in special education due process hearings from parents...school system. If signed into law, Louisiana would join Connecticut,...Why This Matters. Special education due process hearings are the...a free appropriate public education (FAPE) as required by federal...(FAPE) as required by federal law. These hearings function like...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...Appropriate Public Education). That obligation...obligation is federal law, written into the...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and it...Office of Special Education Programs in 2025,...annually for special education services like speech...entitled to special education and related services...to their IEP. The law doesn't...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), transportation...child to access their education. If your child's wheelchair...entitled to, what the law requires, and exactly...benefit from special education." Transportation falls...their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and provided...at no cost to you. The law doesn't distinguish between...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Write Effective IEP Goals for Inclusive Education
...will be pulled out of the general education classroom to work on them. That's...inclusion. And it's not what the law requires. Effective IEP goals for...Effective IEP goals for inclusive education support your child's participation...IEP goals that support inclusive education address three areas: how your child...
News > Advocacy
After High School: What Families Need to Know About Transition Planning
...stop. No more free appropriate public education. No more IEP. The support structure...that bridge, and it's required by law. But schools don't always lead with...measurable postsecondary goals in education, employment, and independent living....school isn't responsible anymore? The law says schools must help you answer those...
Legal > Advocacy
Supported Decision-Making: An Alternative to Guardianship
...specific areas where they want help: healthcare, finances, housing, employment, education. They choose supporters they trust: parents, siblings, friends, mentors....decision-making agreements in 2015. Since then, at least 21 states have passed SDM laws. Illinois enacted its Supported Decision-Making Act in 2022. Virginia formally...
Education > Special Education
Why Special Education Looks Different in Every State
...qualified for special education in Connecticut. You...district. This is the law working exactly as...child's access to education across any move you...with Disabilities Education Act is a federal law,...Education Act is a federal law, but it doesn't create...appropriate public education in the least restrictive...on top of federal law. When you cross a...
Education > Special Education
Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...you're entitled to under federal law. Knowing what's in it changes how...the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining the legal rights...government grants parents in special education decisions. Your school district is...You have the right to review any educational record the school maintains...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
..."specialize in special education." These statements...it violates federal law. Charter schools are...disability rights law that governs every...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under...appropriate public education (FAPE), and implement...IDEA is the federal law that governs special...that governs special education in public schools....
Education > K-12
Transition Planning Through K-12: Preparing Your Child for School Changes
Your child's IEP follows them from school to school. That's the law. The new school must implement it. But here's what also happens: the new team looks at the accommodations, nods, and then quietly revises them away because...