Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Expulsion, and IDEA There are many rights and responsibilities to consider in education. Students with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE), and all students have the right to a safe learning environment. Likewise, school administrators have the responsibility to ensure those rights are achieved, follow strict guidelines to ensure the behaviors are not the manifestation of a child’s disability, while recognizing those situations where removal from the…

“Including Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students with Co-occurring Disabilities in the Accommodations Discussion”, it discusses the accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing (SDHH) and those students who are deaf or hard of hearing with additional disabilities (SDHH+) in a hearing predominant school. A recent study showed lack of accommodations in literature for two sub-groups of SDHH+; students with learning disabilities and students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.…

our intervention strategies for those unique clients. In this way, we can assist them in finding learning techniques that foster both literacy and self-esteem in their lives. Otherwise, we are simply holding on to an outdated “us” against “them” education paradigm, where there exists a “gold standard” that discriminately isolates some and rewards others. If the…

students, or 13%, receive special education services for specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, other health impairment, autism, intellectual disability, developmental delay, emotional disturbance, multiple disabilities, hearing impairment, or orthopedic impairment (Children and Youth with Disabilities). There are some disabilities that students are born with or exhibit early on in their life, such as Down syndrome and autism, whereas other disabilities develop later in…

Education is a fluid system or equation. Thoughts, ideas, pedagogies, and other aspects associated with education can either pass through seamlessly, not interrupting the overall system, can briefly attach to various aspects in education, but eventually disappear, or can cause a tremendous shift in policy and procedures. On the outside, this system or equation appears simple, but there are several complex moving pieces. Because of all these complex pieces, challenges are a realistic…

used to identify students who have learning disabilities as well. Response to Intervention guarantees to change the way the school supports all students with learning and behavior difficulties by systematically delivering a variety of interventions based on the established and essential…

mainstream education. Parents of these children now have the choice about whether they want their child to attend a mainstream school, or a special needs school. Some people argue that special needs schools are the best places for children with severe disabilities as they give them a much better chance of having a full and complete education. Others argue that segregating these children from the rest of their peers during their childhood…

Introduction The autobiography ‘If only you knew’ is an honest, humorous, and at times shocking, recount of Jacy Arthur’s personal experiences of growing up with cerebral palsy. Due to contact with a range of individuals with various lenses of disability, Jacy shares both positive and negative experiences within her school and community (Arthur, 2011). Due to her optimistic outlook, supportive family, high level of extra-curricular involvement, and building of strong friendships, it is believed…

environment is crucial. Especially when it comes to physical education. Therefore, understanding what inclusion and least restrictive environment is, the pros and cons of each, how PE teachers adapt to these settings, and my viewpoint on the topic. First off, inclusion in education programs can sometimes be misunderstood. In simple terms, some may define it as simply including children with mental disabilities amongst children with non-disabilities. This isn’t completely wrong, but leaves out…

All students with disabilities deserve a free and appropriate education (FAPE). This can be achieved with school districts considering the concerns of parents and staff members who are aware of student’s academic struggles. Students can be granted FAPE when school districts accurately evaluate and assess to determine their area of disability. Once a school district accomplishes that duty, an appropriate education based on the student’s disability can be obtained. Expressed concerns about a…