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Why Special Education Looks Different in Every State
...across any move you make. IDEA Sets a Floor, Not a Ceiling....States can go further than IDEA requires, but not below it....Qualify in the New State. IDEA defines 13 disability categories...New State. IDEA defines 13 disability categories but leaves...IDEA defines 13 disability categories but leaves...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Eligibility Criteria Explained
...Education Act (IDEA) isn't about...one of 13 disability categories...disability categories AND their...Requirement. IDEA establishes...establishes 13 categories of disability...categories of disability that can...that the disability creates an...matters. The 13 Disability Categories....Disability Categories. IDEA defines...Categories. IDEA defines 13...defines 13 categories. Each has...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It exists because some students...for how their brain works. IDEA covers 13 disability categories,...brain works. IDEA covers 13 disability categories, including specific...IDEA covers 13 disability categories, including specific learning...meet two criteria: a covered disability exists, and it adversely affects...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Who Qualifies for Special Education
...same thing. IDEA (the Individuals...13 specific disability categories,...specific disability categories, and that disability...categories, and that disability must adversely...what the 13 categories cover and how...Eligibility Test. IDEA serves students...must have a disability that fits within...one of the 13 categories below. The disability...categories below. The disability must adversely...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
IEP Advocacy for Children with Rare Disorders: When No One Has Done This Before
...to delay or deny services. IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities...evaluate children based on how a disability affects their ability to access...90-minute block without support. IDEA's 13 disability categories...without support. IDEA's 13 disability categories include "Other...support. IDEA's 13 disability categories include "Other Health Impairment,"...
Global Insights > Education
IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child
...Education Act (IDEA). It provides specialized...for an IEP under IDEA, a child must meet...they must have a disability that falls into...falls into one of IDEA's 13 recognized...13 recognized categories: autism, specific...specific learning disability, emotional disturbance,...impairment, intellectual disability, hearing or visual...critically, that disability must adversely...
Education > Accommodations
Section 504 Plans Explained: When Your Child Needs Support But Does Not Qualify for an IEP
...may apply to their child even when IDEA does not. A Section 504 plan doesn't...qualify for special education under IDEA, a student must have one of a specific...must have one of a specific list of disability categories and must need specially...one of a specific list of disability categories and must need specially designed instruction...
Education > Accommodations
Special Education Advocates
...regarding Special Education under the guidelines of IDEA 2004 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act...effectively explain at school IEP meetings how a child's disability hinders his ability to benefit from his education...children that meet the criteria of one of the 13 categories of special education eligibility are entitled...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), transportation is a related...Is a Related Service Under IDEA. IDEA defines related services...Related Service Under IDEA. IDEA defines related services as...required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education."...to get to school and their disability requires accommodations on...
News > Education
New Hampshire's Open Enrollment Bill Would Force Schools to Accept Students with Disabilities. Here's What Families with IEPs and 504 Plans Need to Know.
...districts from rejecting transfer students based on disability status and require receiving districts to cover...disciplinary issues if the infractions were related to a disability, and to chronic absenteeism if absences were due...continue to pay special education costs under IDEA. But the receiving district would pick up costs...
Education > Special Education
Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...required disclosure under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining the legal rights the federal government grants parents in special...your primary language, you can request it in your native language. If a disability affects how you receive written information, the school must make other...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
...your child with a disability, and someone at...bound by the same disability rights law that...Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, charter...Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, charter schools...of your child's disability, you have legal...school violates IDEA. Your Legal Rights...Legal Rights Under IDEA. IDEA is the federal...Rights Under IDEA. IDEA is the federal law...