History of Disabilities
Who led the movement to organize and demand services for students with disabilities?
Parents
Yes.
Wheelchair use, Amputations, Dwarfism, etc
Visible Disabilities
What is the SDRC?
Student Disability Resource Center
What is IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Act. Requires the use of individual education plans and research based practices.
When do the rights under FERPA transfer from parent to student?
At the age of 18 or when the student enters a postsecondary institution.
Hearing Impairments, low vision/blindness, autism, learning disabilities
Invisible Disabilities
Changes to the delivery of classroom instruction or changes to how a quiz/test is delivered
What is an Accommodation?
This was the first comprehensive federal legislation in the United States to address discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
What is the difference in Directory and Non-directory information?
Directory information can be released without consent from the student.
Non-Directory information can only be released with consent.
A disability where a person may have difficulty managing their emotions. (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression)
What is a Mental Health/Emotional Health Disability
Changes to the curriculum (ex: only writing 6 pages of a 10 page paper)
What is a modification?
Training schools were established in the 1840s. What 4 types of skills were taught to students there?
1. Basic self-help skills
2. Basic academic skills
3. Social Skills
4. Motor and sensory skills
What is FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
People with this type of disability might struggle to; listen, think, read, write, spell, do math calculations. (ex: dyslexia
What is a Learning Disability?
How can you access your accommodations?
By requesting them through the SDRC