Disabilities
Combined impairment of vision and hearing
What is Deafblindness (DB)
Public, nonprofit public school
What is a Charter School
Type of communication that uses hands, face, and body to communicate
What is American Sign Language (ASL)
Provides protection for student education records
What is the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Program that assists with payment for health services for children with disabilities as well as children from low-income families
What is the Medical Assistance Program (MA)
Neurological disorder characterized by inattention and impulsivity
What is Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Education that is funded by the federal government and meets the individual needs of children with disabilities
What is Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Product, system, or equipment used to assist students with disabilities
What is Assistive Technology (AT)
Protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination in employment, transportation services, and access to general public facilities
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1992
State agency that promotes health policies, disease prevention, and quality of healthcare services
What is the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH)
Manual used to classify and describe mental disorders
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV)
Data and results on special education within PA gathered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Public Welfare
What is the Annual Performance Report (APR)
Therapy service focused on improvement of functioning in activities of daily living such as self-care, social interaction, and education
What is Occupational Therapy (OT)
Law that protects the confidentiality of medical records
What is the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA)
State agency in charge of regulating elementary, secondary, and higher education
What is the Pennsylvania State Board of Education
Impairment of physical coordination
What is Dyspraxia
Teaching method with multiple different routes of presentation and engagement of educational materials
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Specialist that provides services to improve language and speech skills
What is Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
Provides accommodations for and civil rights protections for children and individuals with disabilities
What is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
State organization that assists families with Medical Assistance, mental health, substance abuse, and income services
What is the Pennsylvania Department of Public Wealfare (DPW)
Sensitivity and rejection to touch
What is Tactile Defensiveness
An alteration that allows students with disabilities to demonstrate knowledge comprehension in a way that best fits their needs, this is listed in a child's Individualized Education Program (IEP)
What is Accommodation
A professional who works alongside a special education teacher to assist in providing appropriate education for special needs students
What is a Paraprofessional
Federal regulation of education for children with disabilities
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Educaton Act (IDEA)
U.S. Department of Education funded information center that provides parents with training, information, and resources on early intervention and special education
What is the Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership (PEAL)