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Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
You spent high school with extended time...students because schools must identify and...colleges to provide accommodations only when students...When You Leave High School. Under IDEA, your...Under IDEA, your school was required to evaluate...signed off on your accommodations. The entire process...was driven by the school. In college, you...
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy in 2026: What Families Need to Know About Gene Therapy and Daily Life
...respiratory care milestones, positioning routines, cardiac monitoring, and school accommodations still define daily life for most families. This guide covers...care milestones, positioning routines, cardiac monitoring, and school accommodations still define daily life for most families. This guide covers both: how...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Who Qualifies for Special Education
...qualifies for special education. Then...meet with the school, and they say...diagnosis and special education eligibility...cover and how schools determine who...that requires special education, not...education, not just accommodations. A child with...for a 504 plan (accommodations like extended...parts of the test. Schools evaluate educational...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
IEP Advocacy for Children with Rare Disorders: When No One Has Done This Before
Your child has a rare disorder. The school district has never served a student...you they don't know how to write accommodations for something they've never seen...Seen This Before" Doesn't Matter. School districts evaluate children based...of cognitive work qualifies for accommodations based on that functional limitation....
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
Classroom Accommodations That Work for Students with Hearing Impairments
...at the IEP meeting. The school agreed, ordered it, and...information nearly impossible. Accommodations only work when they're implemented...what your child needs. The Accommodations That Matter Most. Not all...That Matter Most. Not all accommodations carry equal weight. Some...hearing loss, start with the accommodations that create baseline access....
Special Needs > Diabetes
Your Child's 504 Plan for Diabetes: A Complete Guide for School Management
...dark. Now the school wants to meet...to meet about accommodations, and you're...need during the school day. It's named...Every public school in the country...puts specific accommodations in writing so...in it, what schools sometimes resist,...management during school hours. Your...diabetes care (school nurse, trained...needed) What accommodations protect learning...
Special Needs > Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Day-to-Day Management: Airway Clearance, Nutrition, and School
...targets require deliberate planning. School staff need clear instructions for...modulators do, and how to structure school accommodations that protect your child's...modulators do, and how to structure school accommodations that protect your child's health without...Morning clearance happens before school. Evening clearance happens before...
Special Needs > Cancer
Returning to School After Childhood Cancer: What Families Need to Know
...cancer treatment six months ago. They're back in school full-time. But the transition isn't going the...The neurological consequences require specific accommodations, and most schools won't recognize them unless...consequences require specific accommodations, and most schools won't recognize them unless you know what to ask...
News > Education
IEP vs. 504 Plan: Which One Does Your Child Need and What's the Difference?
The school just told you your...You're not alone. Schools use these terms...provides access accommodations. That's the core...This is federal special education law....law. It requires schools to provide a Free...disability and requires schools to provide accommodations...schools to provide accommodations so students with...disagree with the school's decisions. What...
Legal > Advocacy
When Your Child's School Breaks the Rules: A Parent's Guide to Filing Complaints
You know your child's school violated disability law....failed to provide the accommodations listed in the 504 plan,...available to parents when schools violate disability law:...State Complaint: When the School Violated Procedure. A...department of education when a school district has violated...district has violated special education law or procedure....
Education > Tutoring
How to Find and Vet a Qualified Special Needs Tutor
...already failed in school. The mistake...A qualified special needs tutor doesn't...teaching license in special education. This...teaching license. Special education licensure...coursework in IEPs, accommodations, behavior management,...specifically in special education, not...education with "some special ed experience."...master's in special education, reading...certification, or school psychology bring...
Education > Accommodations
Section 504 Plans Explained: When Your Child Needs Support But Does Not Qualify for an IEP
When a school tells a family that...doesn't qualify for special education, the conversation...plan doesn't provide special education services,...provide legally binding accommodations that schools are...accommodations that schools are required to implement....parents have when accommodations aren't followed is...IEP. To qualify for special education under IDEA,...