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IDEA
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ADA
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Requirements in the Law
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Provides
a free, appropriate, public education in the least restrictive
environment.
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Extends
coverage of section 504 to employment, public and private
educational institutions, transportation providers and
telecommunications, regardless of presence of any federal funding.
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| Definitions
in the Law
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Specific
disability categories are defined in the law; covers students with
educational disabilities that require special services from
specially trained teachers.
Not all students with disabilities are eligible.
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Definition
of disability essentially same as Section 504 and extends coverage
to persons without disabilities who may be related to or associated
with a person with a disability; Includes HIV status, contagious and
non-contagious diseases.
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| Who
is Covered
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Covers
students with educational disabilities that require special
education services ages 3 to 21 or until graduation.
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Protects
all persons with a disability from discrimination in educational
setting based solely on disability
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| Services
Provided
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Offers
educational services that are remedial in addition to services
available to all mainstream students (ie, PE, Art, field trips)
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Eliminates
barriers that would prevent a student from full participation in
programs/services offered to the general school population.
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| Funding
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Schools
receive federal funding to provide remedial services.
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Requires
that schools not discriminate based on student's disability and must
provide appropriate accommodations, but schools receive no
additional financial support to provide support services or auxiliary aids.
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| Evaluation/Documentation
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School
district is responsible for identifying and evaluating students with
disabilities.
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Student
must self-identify as having a disability and must provide adequate
documentation of disability.
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| Evaluations
are the responsibility of the school and are performed at no expense
to student/parent.
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Evaluations/documentation
of disability are student's responsibility and expense.
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| Parents
must consent to evaluations and placement decisions.
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Student
has responsibility for advocacy, negotiating accommodations plan.
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| IEP/Accommodations
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Individual
Education Plan (IEP) developed with parents, teachers and other
specialist involved.
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Accommodation
plan developed with student, Disability Services Coordinator on
campus.
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| Classroom
Placement
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Placement
must be in the least restrictive environment; may be special
classrooms, resource, or regular classroom. (Elementary and
secondary students).
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All
courses are mainstream with accommodations provided to students who
qualify under ADA.
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