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Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
The school district just told you the...is a related service that school districts must provide when...disability to benefit from special education." Transportation...needs transportation to get to school and their disability requires...their disability requires accommodations on that transport, it must...
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.
...that would prohibit school districts from rejecting...cover Section 504 accommodation costs. The bill cleared...significant protection for school-choice families....proposed legislation, school districts can't turn...continue to pay special education costs under...up costs for 504 accommodations: health-related supports,...health-related supports, ADHD accommodations, vision needs, and...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Eligibility Criteria Explained
...paperwork to the school. You expected services....doesn't qualify for special education. This happens...because eligibility for special education under the...qualify a child for special education services....isn't enough. The school must also determine...specialized instruction. If accommodations like preferential...504 plan provides accommodations. An IEP provides...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
...poor motivation. Getting the right accommodations in place starts with understanding...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...
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...