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Financial > Financial Planning
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
...families establish special needs trusts, they...lifetime: therapies, education, recreation, medical...services. Federal law requires states to...pass through probate. Special needs trusts exist...process. But not all special needs trusts work...Requirement. A first-party special needs trust holds...was theirs, federal law requires the trust...
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.
...burden of proof in special education due process...of proof in special education due process hearings...system. If signed into law, Louisiana would join...Why This Matters. Special education due process...This Matters. Special education due process hearings...appropriate public education (FAPE) as required...required by federal law. These hearings function...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...Appropriate Public Education). That obligation...is federal law, written into...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),...the Office of Special Education Programs...of Special Education Programs in...annually for special education services...for special education services like...entitled to special education and...to special education and related...their IEP. The law doesn't...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), transportation...child to access their education. If your child's wheelchair...entitled to, what the law requires, and exactly...disability to benefit from special education." Transportation...benefit from special education." Transportation falls...their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and...cost to you. The law doesn't distinguish...
Education > Special Education
Why Special Education Looks Different in Every State
...child qualified for special education in Connecticut....qualified for special education in Connecticut....district. This is the law working exactly...child's access to education across any move...with Disabilities Education Act is a federal...Act is a federal law, but it doesn't...appropriate public education in the least restrictive...top of federal law. When you cross...
Education > Special Education
Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...entitled to under federal law. Knowing what's in it changes...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining the...government grants parents in special education decisions. Your...grants parents in special education decisions. Your school district...have the right to review any educational record the school maintains...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
..."specialize in special education." These..."specialize in special education." These statements...violates federal law. Charter schools...disability rights law that governs...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under...appropriate public education (FAPE), and implement...is the federal law that governs...that governs special education in...governs special education in public schools....
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...plans operate under different laws, provide different levels...Provides. An IEP (Individualized Education Program) is a legal document...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It exists because...it adversely affects their educational performance. Both parts matter....a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), meaning the services...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...work that way. The day you enroll in college, the law that protected you since kindergarten no longer...one's looking for you. You have to find them. The law is designed this way because college students are...required to evaluate you, develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and provide services to help you...
Education > K-12
FAPE and LRE Explained: A Parent's Guide to Your Child's Rights Under IDEA
...early in your special education...your special education journey: FAPE...your child's educational rights under...under federal law. Understanding...Appropriate Public Education. LRE means...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),...the federal law governing...governing special education....governing special education. Schools must...entitled to an education that meets...requires education "reasonably...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...charters handle special education....special education. Maybe a...federal special education...special education law that...education law that applies...schools. That law is IDEA...Disabilities Education Act), and...appropriate public education. Charter...But the law and the...governance, but special education...special education isn't one...federal law, charter...appropriate public education (FAPE) to...
Education > Early Intervention
What Happens When Early Intervention Ends at Age 3: The Transition to Preschool Special Education
...intervention from birth to age 3. Part B covers preschool special education from age 3 through high school. They're...birth to age 3. Part B covers preschool special education from age 3 through high school. They're separate...prepare. When the Transition Timeline Starts. Federal law requires your early intervention team to begin...