Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
What Every Teacher Should Know About The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as Amended in 2004
Do your students need to learn the basics of the IDEA 2004 Amendment? This brief guide, written by the leading experts in special education law, outlines the history of IDEA; the major purposes of the 2004 Law; specific definitions to terms in the 2004 Amendment; and a discussion of IDEA’s principles: IEPs, learning disabilities, transition, over-identification, early intervening services, and discipline. … More >>
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Lies About Special Education Eligibility and 6 Ways to Overcome Them!
Are you the parent of a young child who thinks that their child may have autism? Do you think your child’s reading difficulty may be related to a learning disability? Have you tried to have your child tested for special education eligibility and your school district said no? This article will discuss lies that are related to special education eligibility and 6 ways to overcome the lies for the good of your child.
Lies associated with special education eligibility:
- We will test your child but we get to pick the tests, and the areas to be tested. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states that parents must give informed consent for testing (and to give informed consent the parent must know areas to be tested and what tests are going to be performed), and that the child is to be tested in all areas of suspected disability.
- You must sign this medical release form so that we can get your child’s medical records before we do the testing. Medical records are private under HIPPA and school districts do not have a right to them.
- Your child is on the waiting list for testing, be patient. IDEA does not allow waiting lists for testing or special education services. Testing must be complete within 60 days after the consent form is signed.
- Your child has a disability but it does not affect their education. To be eligible for special education a child must have two things: A. A disability, and B. Educational needs; that is it, nothing else.
- Your child does not have autism but has an emotional/behavior disorder. Many school districts state that a child does not have a particular disability; without even testing them.
- We do not do those type of tests for initial eligibility. Remember that IDEA requires a child to be tested in all areas of suspected disability.
- We met and decided that your child does not meet the criteria for special education. Parents must be included in all meetings and receive a 10 day written notice for all meetings for their child. Also, parents are equal members in the team that make any decision about their child, including eligibility for special education.
6 Things that you can do to overcome these lies:
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6 Parenting Tips – How To Successfully Overcome Special Education Deceptions
Are you a parent of a special needs child who has been told things that are not true about your child’s education, by disability educators? Are you a parent who is afraid to stand up to the deceptions? Would you like to learn six disability advocacy tips, for standing up to some educators who are not truthful? This article will teach you easy to use parenting tips to help you in your fight for your child’s educational life. These tips along with knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) will help you in your disability advocacy journey.
I will give an example of a common lie that is heard by many parents, and follow up with six tips.
Lie: “I am sorry, we cannot give your child speech therapy, because the category your child receives special education under is a learning disability.” (Be sure that your child is tested in all areas of suspected disability! Some school personnel deny services without even testing the child, to see if the child needs services in a specific area such as speech).
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