1. Parents and Family
Maya Hodgens

2. Key Understandings Disability vs. Ability, Handicap, Inability
IDEA/IEP
Meeting the Needs
Multicultural & Bilingual Special Education

3. Disability vs. Ability, Inability, Handicap
Parents should focus on child’s abilities(maximize their ability while understanding their disabilities)
Ex. Students with tetra-amelia (absence of all four limbs) which is a disability yet he still has life goals of relationships, participation in sports, and gainful employment just as one without disability
Disability is a subset of inability
“A disability is an inability to do something that most people, with typical maturation, opportunity, or instruction, can do”(Kauffman & Hallahan, 2005a, p. 30)
Ex. ( AGE and INABILITY) 6- month infant can’t walk or talk but aren’t considered disabled due to their age; once child reaches age of that ability and it isn’t performed then they are considered disable.

4. Disability vs. Ability, Handicap, Inability Cont.
Disability doesn’t mean the child is handicap
Handicap(a disadvantage imposed on an individual)
Ex. a person with a disability that prevents them from being able to move their legs, maybe handicap in driving

5. IDEA/IEP IDEA(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
Ensures that all children and youths with disabilities have the right to a free, appropriate public education(FAPE).
School must provide children with disability a specific instruction to meet their unique needs without charging parents, the specific instruction is know as special education
Special education requires creating a plan for your child’s disabilities
IEP( Individualized Education Plan)
plan or program developed to ensure that a child who has a disability identified under the law and is attending an elementary or secondary educational institution receives specialized instruction and related services
Built for child’s education so that he/she can fulfill their full potential

6. IDEA/IEP Cont.
IEP
Parents should play a part in creating the plan with teacher, social worker, phycologist, special education teacher, and child
Plan lists special education services the child will receive based upon their needs

7. Meeting the Needs

8. Multicultural & Bilingual Education

9. Additional Support

10. Summary

11. Reflection

12. Referance