How well are we educating our disabled children in the US? It is a hard question to answer, but we can use US Department of Education data to make a start. This is the first part of the Disability Almanac report on the state of Special Education in the US for 2023. IDEA, the Individuals…
Inclusive Planning Process for inclusion for elderly and disabled people. Objectives Shared Knowledge As the participants in the process work together, they learn from each other and create solutions based on this sharing. Sensitive Design Transit programs designed by those using the service will be more sensitive to their needs. Support for Implementation Groups and…
The IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) guarantees that every student eligible for special education receives an Individualized Education Program (IEP) documenting how their disability impacts their learning, describing their educational needs, setting annual goals in all areas of need, and outlining the services supports and placement in their least restrictive environment they require to…
This video shows an excellent example of Proactive Inclusion for a disabled student, in this case an autistic girl. Proactive inclusion is not merely physically including a child in a classroom or other environment, but working to ensure that they are as fully incorporated into the educational, social, and other aspects of the program as…
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is under imminent threat as the US responds to the COVID epidemic A provision in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act recently passed that requires the U.S. Department of Education to issue recommendations 30 days from March 27 to Congress on what wavier authority the…
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (formerly called P.L. 94-142 or the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975) requires public schools to make available to all eligible children with disabilities a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their individual needs. IDEA requires public school systems to develop…
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