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Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
The school district just told...Or they said you'll need to provide transportation...related service that school districts must provide...disability to benefit from special education." Transportation...category. If your child needs transportation to get...transportation to get to school and their disability...(IEP) and provided at no cost to you. The...
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.
...bill that would prohibit school districts from rejecting...significant protection for school-choice families. Students...open enrollment programs at rates two to three times...proposed legislation, school districts can't turn away...would continue to pay special education costs under...accommodations, vision needs, and emotional disturbance...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
...charter school for your...someone at the school...at the school just told...child's needs. Or maybe...other schools in the..."specialize in special education."...that the school may be...Charter schools are public...public schools that...public school in the...charter schools must...charter school is discouraging...what you need to know...when a school violates...governs special education...public schools. It applies...charter school that receives...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Funding an AAC Device: Navigating Insurance, Medicaid, and Grants
...worker didn't explain it. The school offered a device that stays...private insurance, Medicaid, school provision under IDEA, and private...and many pursue two or three at the same time. Here's how to...deny first-time AAC requests at high rates, not because funding...but because most families stop at the denial. The real pathway...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Teaching Bowel and Bladder Independence in Spina Bifida: A Guide for Parents
...self-catheterization at the annual appointment....milestone you reach at age 12 or 15. It's a...what readiness means at each stage, and how...the steps your child needs to get there. Why Independence...catheterization schedule doesn't need to leave class three...independently doesn't need to coordinate their...who wait until high school are often teaching under...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
...co-occurring disability, a standard school asthma action plan may not...any template captures. The school's job is to translate that...minimal supervision by middle school. They assume typical respiratory...assumptions fail, the plan needs modification. The asthma itself...That Accounts for Your Child's Needs. Start with the standard asthma...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Managing MS Fatigue in Children: What Parents and Schools Need to Know
Your child comes home from school exhausted. Not the kind of tired...fix. You know it's the MS. The school thinks it's behavior. MS fatigue...without MS who runs around at recess gets tired afterward....What MS Fatigue Looks Like at School. Teachers often miss...What MS Fatigue Looks Like at School. Teachers often miss it. The...
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Appealing a Power Wheelchair Insurance Denial: A Step-by-Step Guide
...the insurance company needs to see and how the appeal...the wheelchair safely at home and school Alternative...wheelchair safely at home and school Alternative not ruled...would meet the child's needs Prior authorization missing:...type of evidence you'll need to provide in your appeal....submit anything. What You Need Before You Start. Gather...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
Your child's MS symptoms don't stop at the classroom door. Fatigue that makes...MS Symptoms Often Go Unsupported in Schools. Most educators have never encountered...percent of all MS diagnoses, and many schools go years without a single case. When...child's symptoms are invisible, the school's default assumption is that your child...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences
...hours later, they're still staring at the first problem, or they've started...these systems aren't working smoothly, school becomes harder than it needs to be....smoothly, school becomes harder than it needs to be. The good news is that executive...retention. Written reminders eliminate the need to hold everything mentally. Keep a...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
You spent high school with extended time on...K–12 students because schools must identify and support...absolutely get the support they need in college, but the process...Changes When You Leave High School. Under IDEA, your school...school. Under IDEA, your school was required to evaluate...process was driven by the school. In college, you own the...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process
...how to get the school to test for...comprehensive evaluation at no cost. The...no cost. The school has specific...to do if the school says no. Write...addressed to the school principal or...director of special education creates...name, grade, and school A clear statement:...eligible for special education services...information You don't need to diagnose....diagnose. You don't need to say "I think...