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Education > Online Learning
Universal Design for Learning: What Parents Need to Know About Accessible Online Education
...framework underlying genuinely accessible online education, but it's described in academic language that...framework developed by CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) built on three principles: Multiple...built on three principles: Multiple means of representation: Information is presented in more than one format....
Education > K-12
Special Needs Schools
...other graphical representations of information...children with special needs, traditional...result, teachers in special needs schools must...alternatives for special needs students....schools usually have special needs programs...require them. Special needs teachers...(individualized education programs), which...limitations to the special needs programs...
Education > Early Intervention
What Happens When Early Intervention Ends at Age 3: The Transition to Preschool Special Education
...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...includes both your early intervention team and a representative from your local school district. If you haven't...
Parenting > Early Intervention
Making the IFSP to IEP Transition at Age 3: A Parent's Roadmap
...of IDEA and transition to Part B: school-based special education. Parents describe this as "falling...and transition to Part B: school-based special education. Parents describe this as "falling off a cliff,"...includes your early intervention team, you, and a representative from the school district. The goal is to review...
Legal > Advocacy
How a Special Needs Attorney Can Help You
...comes to hiring a special needs attorney,...to consider. A special education attorney...consider. A special education attorney can be...complex cases or special education cases...cases or special education cases that require...possible. A special needs attorney...Another way a special needs attorney...is to be your representative. This is a great...
News > Education
Santa Clara County Is Cutting 8 Special Education Programs. Here's What Families Can Do Before June.
...County Office of Education plans to eliminate...eliminate eight special education classes...eliminate eight special education classes serving preschoolers,...included. The Board of Education votes in June when...finalized. Office representatives said the layoffs...exist in general education settings. Eliminating...county office of education cites declining...
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...
Education > Special Education
New Hampshire Shifted the Due Process Burden to Schools in IEP Disputes. Is Your State Next?
...Hampshire, the district has to prove it provided a free appropriate public education (FAPE). Not the other way around. Louisiana's HB 342 passed the House Education...(FAPE). Not the other way around. Louisiana's HB 342 passed the House Education Committee on April 9 and is heading to a full House vote. If it passes,...
News > Education
Three School Employees Were Arrested for Abusing Children with Disabilities in a Special Education Classroom. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...autistic children in a special education classroom,...children in a special education classroom, captured...U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil...exposes how children in special education, especially...children in special education, especially non-verbal...staff conduct in a special education classroom....conduct in a special education classroom. Video...
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...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and...the Office of Special Education Programs...Office of Special Education Programs in 2025,...billion annually for special education services...annually for special education services like speech...is entitled to special education and related...entitled to special education and related services...
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...disability to benefit from special education." Transportation falls squarely...documented in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and provided...