WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Working with Children with Disabilities (Summary)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted to protect the civil rights of United States citizens with disabilities. The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures children with disabilities are provided with a free, appropriate public education.
The IDEA is split into four parts. The first part includes the legal provisions, purposes, and definitions of the Act. The second part of the IDEA contains the stipulations regarding preschool and school-age chidren's education, program funding, evaluations for services, eligibility requirements, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and educational placement. The third part of the IDEA states the intervention and services that are available for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families, and provides grants to fund these services. The fourth part provides support for national activities that help improve education opportunities for disabled children.
The IDEA calls for an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) to be drawn up for disabled children ages birth through 3. This plan details how the child will receive early intervention and other services and establishes future development and performance goals.
Each disabled child over the age of 3 will be the focus of an IEP, developed by the child's parents and teachers, along with personnel involved in providing related services the child needs. An IEP details the child's academic achievement and functional performance, how inclusion will be accomplished, annual goals for the child and how they will be measured, services and accommodations that will be needed, and how the child will be assessed.
State and local governments are responsible for compliance with ADA and IDEA provisions within their public agencies, police and fire departments, school district, courts, etc. Private businesses and institutions are responsible for policing themselves. Consequences for
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted to protect the civil rights of United States citizens with disabilities. The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures children with disabilities are provided with a free, appropriate public education.
The IDEA is split into four parts. The first part includes the legal provisions, purposes, and definitions of the Act. The second part of the IDEA contains the stipulations regarding preschool and school-age chidren's education, program funding, evaluations for services, eligibility requirements, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and educational placement. The third part of the IDEA states the intervention and services that are available for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families, and provides grants to fund these services. The fourth part provides support for national activities that help improve education opportunities for disabled children.
The IDEA calls for an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) to be drawn up for disabled children ages birth through 3. This plan details how the child will receive early intervention and other services and establishes future development and performance goals.
Each disabled child over the age of 3 will be the focus of an IEP, developed by the child's parents and teachers, along with personnel involved in providing related services the child needs. An IEP details the child's academic achievement and functional performance, how inclusion will be accomplished, annual goals for the child and how they will be measured, services and accommodations that will be needed, and how the child will be assessed.
State and local governments are responsible for compliance with ADA and IDEA provisions within their public agencies, police and fire departments, school district, courts, etc. Private businesses and institutions are responsible for policing themselves. Consequences for