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Legal > Government Benefits
When Your Child with Disabilities Can Work While Receiving SSI
...for Children. SSI is a needs-based program. The Social Security Administration...young adults still in school is the Student Earned Income Exclusion. Student Earned...Student Earned Income Exclusion. Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE). SEIE...Income Exclusion (SEIE). SEIE lets students under 22 who are regularly attending...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...government laid off roughly 460 employees at the Office of Special Education Programs in 2025, gutting federal oversight. Medicaid reimbursements, which provide...But here's what hasn't changed: IDEA's FAPE requirement. Every eligible student must receive the services written in their IEP, and a school's inability...
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.
...from rejecting transfer students based on disability status...school-choice families. Students with IEPs and 504 plans...from open enrollment programs at rates two to three...Department of Education, a student's home district would...enrollment applications from students with disabilities in...compared to 14% from students without disabilities....
Education > K-12
Gifted Students with Disabilities: Serving Twice Exceptional Learners in K-12
...math. This is the 2e student experience: twice...Twice exceptional students have documented giftedness...suggest 14-17% of students in gifted programs...students in gifted programs also meet criteria...institutional. Gifted programs and special education...areas of deficit. A student who excels in verbal...average reader. The student...
Education > Higher Education
Best Colleges for Students with Disabilities: A Comparison of Top Support Programs
...identical, but the programs aren't. The...services help students navigate workplace...disability support programs and organizes...center from a program designed for...designed for students who need daily...disability support programs are built...model to your student's needs is...offers it. Students request accommodations,...structure. Your student manages their...Support The program adds regular...mentoring. Students meet weekly...
Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...first IEP meeting. A child with autism. A person with Down syndrome. A student with a learning disability. The logic is clear: the person comes first,...The disability doesn't erase those dimensions. Most early intervention programs, school systems, and therapy clinics still teach person-first language...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...don't end at high school graduation. Under IDEA, students remain eligible through age 22 or until they earn...planning to begin no later than the first IEP after a student turns 16. Many states and school districts start...including college, vocational training, certificate programs, or continuing education Employment: competitive...
Education > Higher Education
College Programs for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What CTPs Offer
...for most students with intellectual...Transition Programs offer a...these programs as eligible...for a student with IDD,...degree programs. They aren't...remedial programs or holding...Transition Programs Teach....multi-year program, usually...instruction. Students aren't...traditional students, participating...businesses. Students practice...coaches or program staff....after program completion,...neurotypical students learn informally:...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
...requires transition planning to begin no later than the first IEP after a student turns 16. That planning must include measurable postsecondary goals in...vocational rehab, developmental disabilities services, and Medicaid waiver programs, then coordinates with them before your child exits the system. The first...
Special Needs > Diabetes
Your Child's 504 Plan for Diabetes: A Complete Guide for School Management
...Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits disability discrimination in programs receiving federal funding. Every public school in the country is covered....specify: Who provides diabetes care (school nurse, trained staff, or the student themselves) Where supplies are stored and care happens (nurse's office,...
Financial > Scholarships
Scholarships for Students with Disabilities: The Complete Guide for 2026
...funding as a student with a disability...that dedicated programs exist, many with...look, what each program requires, and...scholarship programs by disability...source. For each program, you'll find...year. Full-time students at four-year...or part-time students receive $1,000....Disabilities This program awards $10,000...bachelor's degree program. The scholarship...
Education > Higher Education
From IDEA to ADA: What Students with Disabilities Lose and Gain in the College Transition
...school year. Then the student turns 18, enrolls...public education for students with disabilities...responsible for identifying students with disabilities,...individualized education programs, and ensuring students...programs, and ensuring students receive services designed...provide equal access to programs and activities. They...colleges do not identify students with disabilities,...