1. Disability Services Procedures
Thursday March 31, 2016
Dr. Vickie Foster
Nancy Young
Office of Disability Services

3. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Six Principles
Zero Reject: Schools must educate all children with disabilities.
Nondiscriminatory Identification and Evaluation:
FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education: An IEP must be developed for each child
Least Restrictive Environment: Must be educated with children without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate.
Due Process Safeguards: Right are protected
Shared Decision Making: Schools must collaborate with parents.

4. Related Legislation Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
For students that have disabilities but do not qualify for services under IDEA.
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
Extends civil rights protection to private sector employment, all public services, public accommodation, and transportation, adults

5. Categories of Disability under IDEA
Hearing Impaired (Including deafness)
Speech Language Impairment
Visual Impairment
Emotional disturbance
Orthopedic Impairment
Other Health Impairment
Specific Learning Disability
Deaf Blind
Multiple Disabilities
Autism
Traumatic Brain Impairment
Developmental Disability
Intellectual disabilities