Other Health Impairment

Links updated, July 2015 En español | In Spanish See fact sheets on other disabilities “Other Health Impairment” is one of the 14 categories of disability listed in our nation’s…

Part C of IDEA: Early Intervention for Babies and Toddlers

A legacy resource from NICHCY Updated, June 2014   Early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities (birth-3) have been a part of IDEA since 1986. This section of…

Special Education Services for Preschoolers with Disabilities

A legacy resource from NICHCY Updated, October 2016   Special education is instruction specifically designed to meet the educational and developmental needs of children with disabilities, or those who are…

Accommodations in Assessment for Students with Disabilities

September 2010 A legacy resource from NICHCY This info in Spanish | Esta información en español IDEA requires that students with disabilities take part in state or districtwide assessments. These…

Scheduling the IEP Meeting and Notifying Parents

Updated March 2014 A legacy resource from NICHCY This info in Spanish | Esta información en español Here are the particulars of what IDEA requires public agencies to do when…

Special Factors in IEP Development

Do any of the 5 special factors apply to the student? Resources updated, July 2017   The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) lists five special factors that the IEP…

Putting It All Together: A Case Study in School Discipline

Given the complexity of IDEA’s discipline procedures, you may find it helpful to look at a case study of a student subject to disciplinary action. This example is drawn from…

State Complaint in Part B, in Detail

Links updated, March 2017 A state complaint is very much what it sounds like-–a letter you’d write to an official state agency to report an issue, conflict, or problem. Any…

Mediation in Part B, in Detail

September 2012 A legacy resource from NICHCY You can tell just by the title of this article that you are now entering a detailed discussion of the mediation process under…

Due Process Complaints in Part B, in Detail

* HIGHLY RATED RESOURCE * This resource was reviewed by 3-member panels of Parent Center staff working independently from one another to rate the quality, accuracy, impartiality, relevance, and usefulness…