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IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...(Free Appropriate Public Education). That obligation is...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and it doesn't...the Office of Special Education Programs in 2025, gutting...annually for special education services like speech...assistive technology and specialized equipment, many timed...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 falls squarely...documented in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and provided..."regular" transportation and "specialized" transportation. If your...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Eligibility Criteria Explained
...for special education. This happens...for special education under the...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)...adversely affect educational performance...that requires specialized instruction....for special education services....creates an educational need that...that general education with standard...that requires specialized instruction....IEP provides specialized instruction....
Education > Early Intervention
Parent Coaching in Early Intervention: How You Become Your Child's Best Teacher
...therapist to work with your child. Instead, she's asking you to play with him while she watches and takes notes. When you finish, she doesn't pull out specialized equipment or demonstrate a technique you've never seen. She asks what you noticed, what felt hard, and what you might try differently next time....
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...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...individualized academic goals, specialized instruction, related services...a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), meaning the services...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Who Qualifies for Special Education
...for special education. Then you...and special education eligibility...Disabilities Education Act) requires...affect their educational performance...they need specialized instruction....parts of that equation matters....a general education setting,...adversely affect educational performance...requires special education, not just...not an IEP (specialized instruction)....evaluate educational impact...
News > Education
IEP vs. 504 Plan: Which One Does Your Child Need and What's the Difference?
...an IEP provides specialized instruction and services....with Disabilities Education Act. This is federal...federal special education law. It requires...Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to students...disabilities who need specialized instruction to benefit...benefit from their education. 504 Plans are governed...access the same educational opportunities as...
News > Education
IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs
...Individualized Education Program isn't...Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA,...child's specialized education....specialized education. More than...special education services...child's education team. What...Individualized Education Program is...outlines the specialized instruction,...who need specialized instruction...from their education are entitled...appropriate public education (FAPE). The...
Global Insights > Education
IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child
...IEP, or Individualized Education Program, exists under...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It provides...(IDEA). It provides specialized instruction tailored...equal access. One is an educational intervention. The...must adversely affect educational performance such that...phrase "adversely affects educational performance" is the...
Education > Tutoring
How to Find and Vet a Qualified Special Needs Tutor
...signal genuine specialized training. Others...license in special education. This is different...from a general education teaching license....license. Special education licensure requires...specifically in special education, not elementary...elementary or secondary education with "some special...college degree in education, psychology, or...master's in special education, reading specialist...
Education > Special Education
Related Services in Special Education: A Complete Guide to OT, PT, Speech, and More
...underneath special education: occupational therapy,...benefit from their education. They're not extras....appropriate public education, which means when...benefit from special education. The word "benefit"...therapy is tied to educational access: what does...participate in their educational program? That's...Transportation: including specialized transportation when...
Education > Special Education
IDEA at 50: What Trump's 2026 Budget Proposal Could Mean for Your Child's Services
...The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the law that established your...established your child's right to special education, is marking its 50th year in the...grants-to-states program. In practice, when specialized funding streams get absorbed into...that specifically trained special education teachers and the $39 million each...