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Financial > Loans
The Complete Guide to TPD Discharge: How Disabled Borrowers Can Get Student Loans Forgiven
...you're carrying federal student loans...carrying federal student loans on top...federal student loans on top of a...discharge is a federal program that...that cancels student loan debt for...cancels student loan debt for borrowers...applies to federal student loans...to federal student loans only....federal student loans only. Private...only. Private student loans are not...Private student loans are not covered...
Financial > Scholarships
Navigating Scholarships and Financial Strategies for Those with Special Needs
...many scholarships for students with disabilities. Tips...financial aid available for students with disabilities: Federal...students with disabilities: Federal grants, like the Pell...don't need to be repaid. Federal student loans have to...to be repaid. Federal student loans have to be repaid,...repaid. Federal student loans have to be repaid,...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...they're bound by the same federal special education law...public school to accept students with disabilities and...isn't one of them. Under federal law, charter schools...schools must: Accept students with IEPs without discrimination...public education (FAPE) to students with disabilities Implement...existing IEPs when a student transfers in Conduct...
Education > Higher Education
College Programs for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What CTPs Offer
...education for most students with intellectual...of reach, and the federal government now recognizes...post-secondary options for a student with IDD, CTPs represent...living instruction. Students aren't pursuing a...alongside traditional students, participating in...local businesses. Students practice job skills...many neurotypical students learn informally:...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
College with a Learning Difference: A Four-Year High School Preparation Guide
...school to college for students with learning differences...and culminates in a student who arrives on campus...high school so your student arrives at college...documentation. It's about the student beginning to understand...transition goal. Federal law requires IEPs...the school year, [student] will identify their...This isn't about the student delivering a polished...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
...someone with DS doesn't follow the script most parents grew up with. The federal law (IDEA) requires transition planning to begin no later than the first...requires transition planning to begin no later than the first IEP after a student turns 16. That planning must include measurable postsecondary goals in three...
Special Needs > Diabetes
Your Child's 504 Plan for Diabetes: A Complete Guide for School Management
...of 1973, which prohibits disability discrimination in programs receiving federal funding. Every public school in the country is covered. The plan puts specific...specify: Who provides diabetes care (school nurse, trained staff, or the student themselves) Where supplies are stored and care happens (nurse's office,...
Global Insights > Employment
The Real Path to Employment: What Happens Between High School and Your Child's First Paycheck
...what work looks like for your child. Transition Planning Under IDEA. By federal law, transition planning must begin by age 16. Many states require it earlier,...sometimes delay or underemphasize transition work, particularly when a student's academic progress is the primary focus. But...
Global Insights > Education
IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child
...menu. They're not. Each operates under a different federal law, serves a different purpose, and comes with...provides specialized instruction tailored to a student's unique learning needs. A 504 plan, governed by...educational performance" is the legal gate. A student with dyslexia who is reading below grade level...
Career > Skills Training
From School to Work: How Students with Disabilities Can Build Career Skills Before Graduation
...plan. By the time a student turns 16, the team...living. Parents and students prepare for that conversation,...and available to students with disabilities...or 504 plan. The student doesn't need to have...just need to be a student with a disability...What Pre-ETS Covers. Federal law requires VR agencies...counseling introduces students to career options...
Education > Accommodations
Section 504 Plans Explained: When Your Child Needs Support But Does Not Qualify for an IEP
...What most of them don't know is that a separate federal law, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, may...To qualify for special education under IDEA, a student must have one of a specific list of disability...Section 504 asks a different question: does the student have a physical or mental impairment that substantially...
Education > Accommodations
The Complete Assistive Technology Guide for School: From Pencil Grips to AAC Devices
...the supports that can genuinely change what a student is able to do in a classroom, and the barrier...what's available. When both gaps exist at once, students who could benefit go without, and no one on the...correctly. What Assistive Technology Is. Under federal law, assistive technology is defined as any item,...