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Legal > Government Benefits
When Your Child with Disabilities Can Work While Receiving SSI
...Income for Children. SSI is a needs-based program. The Social Security Administration...for Children. SSI is a needs-based program. The Social Security Administration...relevant for young adults still in school is the Student Earned Income Exclusion....under 22 who are regularly attending school exclude up to $2,290 of earned income...
Career > Skills Training
Apprenticeships and On-the-Job Training for People with Disabilities
...assume these programs are for other...recognized programs that combine...complete the program, you earn...law, these programs must accommodate...technical school or community...college. Programs typically...the entire program, with a paycheck...skills. Most programs require a...require a high school diploma or...specific program rather than...themselves out based on assumptions...apprenticeship programs must comply...
News > Technology
A Louisville Rehab Center Just Opened One of the Country's Most Advanced Assistive Technology Labs. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...communication devices, and adaptive technology based on their specific needs. That process...covered by insurance, funded through schools, or acquired through state assistive...through state assistive technology programs. What Comprehensive AT Evaluation...equipment will be used (home layout, school access, community spaces) Documentation...
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.
...enrollment bill that would prohibit school districts from rejecting transfer...rejecting transfer students based on disability status and require...significant protection for school-choice families. Students with...rejected from open enrollment programs at rates two to three times...the proposed legislation, school districts can't turn away transfer...
Financial > Loans
Where to Find Low-Interest Loans for Assistive Technology and Home Modifications in Your State
...State AT loan programs exist to fill...disabilities. These programs operate in...State AT Loan Programs Cover. State...technology loan programs fund equipment...for work or school. The programs...school. The programs evaluate based...evaluate based on need and...separates these programs from commercial...rare. Some programs offer payment...Terms by Program Type. Loan...state and program. National...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...don't end at high school graduation. Under...regular high school diploma, whichever...bridge between school-based services...between school-based services and adult...Many states and school districts start...comes after high school, including college,...training, certificate programs, or continuing...or other work-based goals Independent...goal must be based on age-appropriate...
Education > Tutoring
Structured Literacy for Dyslexia: A Parent's Complete Guide to Orton-Gillingham and Evidence-Based Reading Programs
..."Orton-Gillingham" and "structured literacy" from the school, other parents, or online support groups. You've...the original approach within that framework, and programs like Wilson Reading System and Barton Reading...of those principles. Understanding what these programs share, where they differ, and what credentials...
Education > Tutoring
Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability
...and nobody has mentioned the word dyscalculia. Five to eight percent of school-age children have dyscalculia, a specific math learning disability as neurologically...to targeted intervention. Dyscalculia tutoring exists. Research-backed programs work. Parents can advocate for them. But first, you need to know what to...
Education > Higher Education
From IDEA to ADA: What Students with Disabilities Lose and Gain in the College Transition
...twelve years, the school found the services....first day of every school year. Then the...age 21, or high school graduation. Under...graduation. Under IDEA, schools are responsible...individualized education programs, and ensuring students...discrimination based on disability and...equal access to programs and activities....do not require schools to ensure academic...
Education > Other
Homeschooling Your Child with Special Needs: A Complete Guide
...shut down at drop-off, of school reports that describe a child...Scripted or highly sequential programs like the Sonday System (for...you make. Orton-Gillingham-based programs are the gold standard:...make. Orton-Gillingham-based programs are the gold standard: All...with physical breaks, project-based learning...
Career > Finding Jobs
Discovering Fulfilling Career Paths for Individuals with Unique Abilities
...your hobbies, favorite subjects in school, and activities that make you feel...get personalized career suggestions based on your interests. Researching Potential...Easterseals, offer job training and placement programs specifically for individuals with...individuals with disabilities. These programs...
Financial > Scholarships
Navigating Scholarships and Financial Strategies for Those with Special Needs
...to get money for school or training programs....school or training programs. Many organizations...books, and other school supplies. They can...services office at the school you want to attend....specific to that school or program. You...that school or program. You can also search...months before the school year starts. Carefully...Pell Grant, are based on financial need....