IDEA
What does IDEA stand for?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
What is the full name of the Section 504 law?
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
It is not required by law but a 504 plan is usually reviewed how often?
Yearly
What does IEP stand for?
Individualized Educational Plan/Program
Federal dollars are allocated for special education, allowing this to be provided
Direct Services
What type of federal law is Section 504?
A Federal Civil Rights law (prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive financial assistance)
A 504 plan is needed for a student to access what?
The general education curriculum
Name at least one important section of information that must be included in an IEP.
Information on:
educational performance annual goals and objectives supplementary services functional needs transition
What year did IDEA become a Federal Law?
1990
To qualify for Section 504 in the schools, an individual must have a physical/mental impairment or long-term illness or disorder that substantially reduces or limits one or more major what?
Life activities
Such as:
hearing; caring for one's self; performing manual tasks; walking; seeing; speaking; breathing; learning and working
Who is in charge of monitoring a 504 plan?
Classroom teachers (general education staff)
A transition plan must be included in the IEP starting at what age?
14
What ages are covered under IDEA in California?
Birth-22
Students receiving services under IDEA have an IEP document. What document do students receiving services under Section 504 have?
A 504 Plan
Give an example of two accommodations a student could receive under a 504 plan and where they would receive the accommodations.
In a general education classroom
Examples of supports or accommodations:
preferential seating, extra time on tests, reduced classwork, adjusted grading, verbal testing, etc.
An IEP requires re-evaluation of an individual's disability at least once every how many years?
Three
Name at least 4 of the 13 disabilities that qualify for special education under IDEA.
Autism; Deaf-blindness; Deafness; Emotional Disturbance; Hearing Impairment; Intellectual Disability; Multiple Disabilities; Orthopedic Impairment; Other Health Impairment; Specific Learning Disability; Speech and Language Impairment; Traumatic Brain Injury; Visual Impairment
Name at least one one other area that Section 504 covers besides education.
Public workplaces, Airports; national parks, housing funded by public grants
Explain the difference between an IEP versus in a 504 Plan.
IEP provides services, supports and annual goals
504 Provides Accommodations
Who is the person typically in charge of running an IEP and making sure it is followed within the school district?
Special Education Staff