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30 States Failed to Meet Federal Special Education Requirements This Year. Here's How to Use Your State's Rating to Push Back.
...federal Department of Education handed every family...state-by-state scorecard for special education, the review...scorecard for special education, the review required...with Disabilities Education Act. Just 20 states...hand off much of its special education oversight...much of its special education oversight to the...Linscott, director of education and family policy...
Parenting > Adulthood
Transition from High School: A Year-by-Year Timeline for Planning Adult Life
...systems, pediatric medicine and special education, hand a young person...pediatric medicine and special education, hand a young person off to...later than age 16, but most special education professionals recommend...age 16, but most special education professionals recommend starting...like after high school, in education, employment, and independent...
Legal > Advocacy
Parent Training and Information Centers: Free Advocacy Help in Every State
...through age 26. Because they're funded through the same law that governs special education, their services cost nothing. No sliding scale, no consultation...age 26. Because they're funded through the same law that governs special education, their services cost nothing. No sliding scale, no consultation fee, no...
Education > Special Education
Your Legal Rights When a School Denies Extended School Year Services
...fight with people who write the rules for a living. Extended School Year services are a legal entitlement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, not a summer perk a district hands out when staffing allows, and a denial triggers specific procedural rights. A wrongful denial from a prior...
Assistive Tech > Software
The Most Accessible Apps and Software for People with Disabilities
...Text-to-Speech. For blind and low-vision users, NVDA remains the tool most special education programs teach first. It's free, open source, and precise enough...Text-to-Speech. For blind and low-vision users, NVDA remains the tool most special education programs teach first. It's free, open source, and precise enough that the...
Therapies > Speech
How to Request a Speech Therapy Evaluation Through Your School
...written request that specifically asks for a special education evaluation is different. It triggers...request that specifically asks for a special education evaluation is different. It triggers the timeline...timeline in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which means the district has to respond,...
Education > K-12
What to Look for in an Adaptive Summer Camp for Your Child
...starts, or it can mean counselors with actual experience: a background in special education, a certification in behavioral support, or years of returning...it can mean counselors with actual experience: a background in special education, a certification in behavioral support, or years of returning summers with...
News > Advocacy
Federal Data That Tracks How Schools Serve Students With Disabilities Is Six Months Overdue. Here's What Parents Should Know.
...students get identified for special education. It has run...identified for special education. It has run for more...months late, and the Education Department hasn't explained...is moving out of the Education Department under a set...students get identified for special education, and disciplined...identified for special education, and disciplined once...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide
Adapted Physical Education (APE) isn't a...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), required...general physical education. Schools don't...Adapted Physical Education Is. APE is specially...designed physical education instruction that...related services in special education carry...services in special education carry specific...general physical education, including: Physical...
Lifestyle > Art
VSA Arts Certification: What It Means for Inclusive Art Programs
...with disabilities. VSA (Very Special Arts, now branded as VSA and...professional development for educators, teaching artists, and program...doesn't replace formal art education credentials, but supplements...disability from a social and educational perspective, adapting art...framework portion teaches educators to recognize that barriers...
Financial > Financial Planning
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
When families establish special needs trusts, they often focus...beneficiary's lifetime: therapies, education, recreation, medical equipment....that pass through probate. Special needs trusts exist partly...recovery process. But not all special needs trusts work the same...Requirement. A first-party special needs trust holds money that...
News > Education
Louisiana Just Advanced a Bill That Would Make Schools Prove They're Correctly Serving Your Child in Special Ed. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...shift the burden of proof in special education due process hearings...burden of proof in special education due process hearings from...under IDEA. Why This Matters. Special education due process hearings...Why This Matters. Special education due process hearings are the...a free appropriate public education (FAPE) as required by federal...