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Hydranencephaly Resources in caring for a Child with Hydranencephaly Physical Care of a Child with Hydranencephaly Difficult Times
Pt. 1: Taking Care of You Book: Caring for Your Child With Hydranencephaly
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School/Special Education Glossary
http://rushservices.com/Inclusion/acronyms.htm 504 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a civil rights statute which provides that: "No otherwise qualified individual with disabilities in the United States . . . shall, solely by reason of his/her disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance or activity conducted by any executive agency or by the United States Postal Service." 29 U.S.C. 794. ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act Amicus Curiae - friend of the court. APE - Adaptive Physical Education Appeal - a process whereby a superior court or tribunal reviews the records, proceedings, and judgment of a lower court to determine if errors of law were made by the lower court or tribunal. ARC- Association for Retarded Citizens ARD-Admission, Review & Dismissal ARP - Advisory Review Panel Assistive Technology Device -
equipment used to maintain or improve the capabilities of a child with a
disability. Case Law - judicial opinions issued by a court. CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
Cert. Denied - an abbreviation indicating that a superior court – usually the United States Supreme Court – has declined to review a decision of a lower court.
Certiorari - a discretionary writ giving an appellate court jurisdiction to review the decision of a lower court.
CIC - Clearinghouse/Information Center ERIC Clearing House on Disabilities and Gifted Education
Class Action - a civil action filed in a court on behalf of a named plaintiff and on behalf of other individuals similarly situated.
Common Law - law developed over time by usage and custom.
Community Setting: This is a setting outside of school property where I.E.P. goals and objectives are the focus of instruction. Complaint - a legal document filed in court commencing a case. The complaint outlines a plaintiff’s claim against a defendant.
DCFS - Department of Children and Family Services DD - Developmentally Delayed Dicta - a term referring to any language in a court’s decision that is not essential to the disposition of the case or to the reasoning of the court.
Disability - under the ADA, an impairment that substantially affects one or more major life activities, record of having such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.
Discovery - the pre-trial process by which parties to a lawsuit exchange information with the other party.
DMH/DD - Department of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities
DOE -Department of Education
Due Process Hearing - an administrative hearing before an impartial hearing officer.
Due Process of Law - a right to have any law applied reasonably and with sufficient safeguards, such as hearings and notice, to ensure that an individual is dealt with fairly. Due process is guaranteed pursuant to the Fifth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. EAHCA - Education for All Handicapped Children Act. In 1990, the EAHCA was renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Early Intervention - special education and related services pursuant to the IDEA provided to children under the age of 5. ECE - Early Childhood Education EHA- Education for all Handicapped Act, Public Law 94-142 EI - early intervention. Equal Protection of Law - a right not to be
discriminated against for any unjustifiable reason, such as because of race ESY - extended school year services. Expert Witness - a person called as a witness to
testify because he/she has a recognized competence and expertise in FAPE - Free & Appropriate Public Education FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. FERPA deals with confidentiality and access to student records. Full Inclusion: Full inclusion means that all
students, regardless of handicapping condition or severity, will be in a FTE- Full Time Equivilancy General Education Setting: This setting includes
students without disabilities whose primary instruction is presented HCPA - Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of
1986. HCPA was an amendment to the EAHCA allowing IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDELR - Individuals with Disabilities Law Reporter. IEP: Individualized Education
Program Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a written agreement between
the IFSP - Individual Family Service Plan. Early Intervention's IEP, which also includes how the services will be paid for. Inclusion:
Inclusion is a term, which expresses commitment
to educate each child, to the maximum extent appropriate, Injunctive Relief - a court-ordered remedy forbidding or requiring some action by the defendant Integrated Setting: This is a setting composed of students with and without disabilities sharing meaningful educational experiences. Primary instruction may be presented by a special education endorsed teacher and general education teacher (co-teachers) or a dual certified teacher. Least Restrictive Environment:
(A) IN GENERAL - "To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities,
including children in public or private institutions or other care facilities,
are educated with children who are not disabled, and special classes, separate
schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular
educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the
disability of a child is such that education in regular classes LRE - Least Restrictive Environment Mainstreaming: Generally, mainstreaming has been used to refer to the selective placement of special education students in one or more "regular" education classes. Proponents of mainstreaming generally assume that a student must "earn" his or her opportunity to be placed in regular classes by demonstrating an ability to "keep up" with the work assigned by the regular classroom teacher. This concept is closely linked to traditional forms of special education service delivery. NICHCY- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities OHI - other health impaired - a category of eligibility pursuant to the IDEA. OT - Occupational Therapy (or Therapist). PET - Pupil Evaluation Team. This
is the group that makes the final decisions about programming and placement. You
are the most important member of this team, sometimes called a PPT - Pupil
Placement (or Planning) Team. PREP - Pre-Primary Education
Program Reasonable Accommodation - an
adoption of a facility or program for a child with a disability that can be
accomplished Related Services: Related
Services means transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other
supportive Resource Room - a special education placement that is provided in conjunction with or as a supplement to a child’s
regular education program.
SLP - Speech-language Pathologist. Special Education Setting: This setting is primarily composed of students with disabilities with primary instruction presented by a teacher who is licensed with a special education endorsement. Stay Put Rule" - Prevents change of placement
without IEP placement without IEP change
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