http://www.bizcekadin.com Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:08:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The IEP document must include a statement of the special education, related services and program modifications to be provided to the student. In regards to those components, the statute includes an additional requirement that designates specific details about the services that must be included. The IDEA requires the written IEP ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/breaking-down-the-iep-frequency-location-and-duration.html Today is the 45th Anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. Title VI prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in programs receiving federal financial assistance, including public schools. Ten years prior, in 1954, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Brown vs. Board ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/civil-rights-in-education.html Age Range Covered:IDEA 2004 specifies that FAPE must be made available to all children residing in the state between the ages of 3 and 21 inclusive.34 C.F.R. 300.101(a).Eligibility At Age 3:School Districts are required to make FAPE available to children with disabilities by no later than the child's third birthday. ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/fast-fact-friday-age-of-eligibility.html Under the law transportation is a related service akin to services such as speech and language, OT, PT, and counseling. See 20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(22). A school district is required to offer transportation services if it is required to assist the child with a disability to benefit from special education. See ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/related-service-transportation.html A reminder that today is a national call-in day for the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act, H.R., 2740.Call your Congressional Representative to ask him or her to co-sponsor the Act and help level the playing field.Dial 202-224-3121 (TTY 202-225-1904) and ask for your Representative. You can also find direct dial numbers ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/reminder-idea-fairness-restoration-act.html What are Nonacademic Services and Extracurricular Activities?IDEA specifies that these services / activities may include "counseling services, athletics, transportation, health services, recreational activities, special interest groups or clubs sponsored by the public agency, referrals to agencies that provide assistance to individuals with disabilities and employment of students, including both employment ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/fast-fact-friday-nonacademic-services-and-extracurricular-activities.html If you think your child may require special education, including specialized instruction and services, within the school setting, it may feel very overwhelming to embark on the process of obtaining those services. Here is some basic information to help you understand the initial steps and get you started.Who May ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/back-to-the-beginning-how-to-get-an-iep-for-your-special-needs-child.html Unilateral placement cases are highly fact-specific and each case is unique. It is advisable that a parent seeking to place their child unilaterally and obtain reimbursement for the costs of that placement obtain assistance from a special education attorney or highly experienced advocate from the initial stages of this ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/private-placements-part-2-when-an-alternative-may-be-necessary.html When people first think of assistive technology they think of the actual devices that a student uses in the classroom - ranging from a laptop computer to a pencil grip. But some devices requires that the student's IEP actually include a direct service in order for them to access those ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/related-service-assistive-technology.html In a unilateral placement case, when parents are seeking reimbursement for a private school placement, parents must demonstrate that the private placement the child is attending is "appropriate" for that child. This presents what the courts have deemed a "stringent but not impossible" task. Parents meet this burden by demonstrating ... http://www.bizcekadin.com/private-placements-part-3-locate-an-appropriate-unilateral-placement.html