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| full participation for kids with disabilities in the education process |
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-all have to have a negative educational impact
-Autism
-Deaf-blindness
-Deafness
-Hearing impairment
-Intellectual disability
-Multiple disabilities
-Orthopedic impairments
-Other health impairments
-Emotional disturbance
-Specific learning disability
-Speech or language impairment
-Traumatic brain injury
-Visual impairment, including blindness |
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| what is the largest diagnostic category in IDEA |
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| speech or language impairment |
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students 3-21 Part B
infants and toddlers 0-3 with developmental delays Part C |
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| all children must be provided with a free appropriate public education no matter how severe their handicapp/$/parents/citizenship/etc. |
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All children who are handicapped must be fairly and accurately evaluated (native language, test appropraite for purpose)
-due process around diagnosis and parent's agreement/not |
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| Provisions- IEP, implementation, and IEP team |
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-The education of children who are exceptional must match individual capacities and needs
-IEP team- parents, SpEd tchr, GenEd tchr, LEA rep, professional who can interpret assessment results
-Annual review |
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-children must be served in the least restrictive environment (LRE)
-extended school year must be available for those who need it
-related services (health): general standard is trained lay person
-Provision of assistive technology
-Access to the general education curriculum & participation in NCLB assessments
-Due process hearings: officers credentials disclosed, heard and answered within 45 days of request, all "evidence" disclosed with 5 business days prior to hearing |
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| 8%-20% of total SpEd expenditures covered by the Fed with a stated goal of 40% |
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OSEP- Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services |
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-necessary to provide access to educational opportunity that they would benefit
-allows them to access education (e.g. Braille)
-can go home with student to sustain academics |
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