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Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Funding an AAC Device: Navigating Insurance, Medicaid, and Grants
...of three things: a request for additional documentation, a prior authorization requirement that wasn't completed, or a claim that the device is "educational rather than medical." That last one is the one you can beat. To appeal, ask your child's SLP to write a letter that names the...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...told your child needs "a plan" to succeed...the services they need. Here's what you...Here's what you need to know to advocate...(Individualized Education Program) is a legal...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It...because some students need instruction that...adversely affects their educational performance. Both...Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), meaning...
Global Insights > Education
What U.S. Parents Can Learn from How Other Countries Educate Students with Disabilities
...over whether your child needs a full-time aide or just...negotiates their child's education this way. Not all of...structure disability education reveals which parts of...Countries Reduced the Need for Individual Negotiations....access is infrastructure, educational access follows more naturally....disabilities access primary education. In Nepal, 85% of out-of-school...
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 Least...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the...governing special education. Schools must...entitled to an education that meets their...their individual needs while being educated...child's specific needs. What FAPE Means...(2017), requires education "reasonably calculated...
Financial > Scholarships
Writing a Scholarship Essay About Your Disability: What Works (and What Doesn't)
...prompt asking how your disability has shaped your educational journey. The committee will read hundreds of essays...hundreds of essays about overcoming adversity. Yours needs to do something different. Most scholarship essays...you built. The diagnosis can come later, if it needs to come at all. The committee isn't evaluating...
Therapies > Occupational
Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?
...You're wondering if you need private OT on top of...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA,...services only when they're educationally necessary. That means...ability to access their education. Educational necessity...access their education. Educational necessity is a legal...OT focuses on skills needed to participate in the...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
IEP Advocacy for Children with Rare Disorders: When No One Has Done This Before
...Disabilities Education Act) protects...impact their education, regardless of...is based on educational impact, not diagnosis...ability to access education. They don't diagnose...They assess educational need. A child...educational need. A child with...district doesn't need to understand...pathway. They need to understand...disorders with educational impact qualify...
News > Education
IEP vs. 504 Plan: Which One Does Your Child Need and What's the Difference?
...your child might need "either an IEP...If your child needs someone to teach...curriculum but needs adjustments to...Disabilities Education Act. This is...federal special education law. It requires...Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to students...disabilities who need specialized instruction...benefit from their education. 504 Plans are...access the same educational opportunities...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Gaming for Special Needs: The Complete Guide to Adaptive Controllers and Accessible Play
...which games work best by age and ability, how to set up an accessible gaming station at home, and how to advocate for gaming inclusion in therapy or educational settings. What Adaptive Gaming Controllers Do. Standard controllers assume you can press multiple buttons simultaneously, coordinate thumbs independently...
Global Insights > Education
IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child
...your child might need an IEP or a 504...Individualized Education Program, exists...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It...unique learning needs. A 504 plan, governed...access. One is an educational intervention. The...adversely affect educational performance such...that the child needs specially designed..."adversely affects educational performance" is...
Global Insights > Advocacy
The Complete Guide to IEP Advocacy: How to Prepare, What to Say, and When to Push Back
...plan doesn't match what your child needs. This guide covers what those are...the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, guarantees parents the right...friend who understands your child's needs Review all evaluation data and reports...the meeting Request an independent educational evaluation (IEE) if you disagree with...
Education > Special Education
Related Services in Special Education: A Complete Guide to OT, PT, Speech, and More
...underneath special education: occupational...benefit from their education. They're not...appropriate public education, which means...from special education. The word "benefit"...therapy is tied to educational access: what...does your child need in order to participate...participate in their educational program? That's...gross motor needs affecting school...social-emotional needs Transportation:...