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Find out which disabilities can qualify kids for special education. Learn about primary disability categories and differences from state to state. See a list of the 13 IDEA disability categories.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children.
Special education is instruction that is specially designed to meet the unique needs of eligible children who have disabilities. Special education and related services are provided in public schools at no cost to the parents and are made available by a federal law called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
What is an IEP? An Individualized Education Program, or IEP, is a program tailored to meet the individual needs of students with disabilities. The program is written in collaboration with a...
Under Section 504, FAPE consists of the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services designed to meet the student's individual educational needs as adequately as the needs of nondisabled students are met. This resource document clarifies pertinent requirements of Section 504.
Explore special education and special needs school programs in your area and explore statistics, reviews, and data from the U.S. Department of Education. Find the right special education school for the deaf and blind, as well as students with autism, dyslexia, and other learning differences.
Information about how Federal laws protect children with disabilities and ensure they receive a free appropriate public education, including 504 plans, and assistive technology programs.
IDEA is the nation’s special education law. It gives rights and protections to kids with disabilities. It covers them from birth through high school graduation or age 21 (whichever comes first). Parents and legal guardians also have rights under the law.
Special education serves children with emotional, behavioral, or cognitive impairments or with intellectual, hearing, vision, speech, or learning disabilities; gifted children with advanced academic abilities; and children with orthopedic or neurological impairments.
The U.S. Department of Education released guidance, today, to help schools and early childhood programs better support students’ behavioral needs. The “ Using Functional Behavioral Assessments to Create Supportive Learning Environments ” guidance focuses on evidence-based practices to support students, with or without disabilities, whose ...