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Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), transportation...your child to access their education. If your child's wheelchair...disability to benefit from special education." Transportation falls squarely...must be documented in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and...documented in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and provided...
Education > Higher Education
Best Colleges for Students with Disabilities: A Comparison of Top Support Programs
You've visited campus websites. You've read brochures. Every college claims "comprehensive disability support" and "individualized accommodations." The language is identical, but the programs aren't. The difference isn't in the promises. It's in the structure: whether support...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...IEP Provides. An IEP (Individualized Education Program) is...IEP (Individualized Education Program) is a legal...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It exists...adversely affects their educational performance. Both...expect. It includes individualized academic goals, specialized...Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), meaning the...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...School. Under IDEA, your school was required to evaluate you, develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and provide services to help you succeed. Teachers,...IDEA, your school was required to evaluate you, develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and provide services to help you succeed. Teachers, counselors,...
Global Insights > Education
What U.S. Parents Can Learn from How Other Countries Educate Students with Disabilities
...negotiates their child's education this way. Not all of them...countries structure disability education reveals which parts of the...recognize them. They have individualized support plans, but the baseline...access is infrastructure, educational access follows more naturally....disabilities access primary education. In Nepal, 85% of out-of-school...
Financial > Scholarships
How Vocational Rehabilitation Can Pay for Your College or Trade School
...rehabilitation agencies fund higher education for students with disabilities when...students with disabilities when that education connects to an employment outcome....scholarship program, and it pays for education, training, books, tools, and assistive...counselors work with you to develop an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). That...
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
Evolving IEPs for Progressive Conditions: Planning Ahead When Your Child's Needs Will Change
...Progressive Conditions. IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs explains that IDEA requires annual reviews. For most...Conditions. IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs explains that IDEA requires annual reviews. For most disabilities,...
News > Education
IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs
...letters: IEP. An Individualized Education...Individualized Education Program isn't...Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA,...specialized education. More than...receive special education services through...your child's education team. What...an IEP? An Individualized Education...Individualized Education Program is...from their education are entitled...appropriate public education (FAPE). The...
Global Insights > Education
IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child
...to answer. An IEP, or Individualized Education Program, exists...IEP, or Individualized Education Program, exists under...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It provides...equal access. One is an educational intervention. The...must adversely affect educational performance such that...phrase "adversely affects educational performance" is the...
Education > Higher Education
From IDEA to ADA: What Students with Disabilities Lose and Gain in the College Transition
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act guarantees free and appropriate...free and appropriate public education for students with disabilities...cost to families, developing individualized education programs, and ensuring...developing individualized education programs, and ensuring students...Rehabilitation Act apply in higher education. These laws prohibit discrimination...
Parenting > Early Intervention
Advocating for Your Child with Special Needs in the Early Intervention System
...hasn't identified a problem. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you have the right to: A timely, comprehensive, multidisciplinary...multidisciplinary evaluation of your child at no cost to you If eligible, a written Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) listing the early intervention services your...
Medical > Orthopedics
Importance of Early Intervention for Children with Orthopedic Disabilities
...offered at no cost to families through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The Role of the Family. Families play a central role in early...intervention. Parents and caregivers work with a team of specialists to create an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). This plan sets goals for the child's development...