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IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Eligibility Identification/Evaluation

IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Eligibility Identification/Evaluation. Debbie A. Helm Pages 333-335. Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Pennsylvania. 343 F Supp 279 (E.D. Pa 1972)

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IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Eligibility Identification/Evaluation

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  1. IDEAIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act EligibilityIdentification/Evaluation Debbie A. Helm Pages 333-335

  2. Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Pennsylvania 343 F Supp 279 (E.D. Pa 1972) Held that mentally retarded children ages 6-21 were to receive a free public education/ regular classrooms when possible – special education classes when needed

  3. Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia 348 F. Supp 866 (DC 1972) Fed District court upheld that all school aged children were guaranteed a free and adequate public education

  4. Time Line • Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965 • Title VI (1966 amendment) was replaced by Education of the Handicapped Act (1970) National attention to the education of handicapped students Significance – laid the groundwork 1973- Congress passed section 504 Prohibiting discrimination of handicapped students receiving federal funds

  5. Time Line (Cont) 1975- Public Law 94-142 The education for all Handicapped Children Acts gave legal rights and procedural protections 1990- Renamed IDEA-Individuals w/ Disabilities Education Act Specified provisions for transitions services and changed the terminology from handicapped to children with disabilities 1990- ADA – American w/ Disabilities Act Passed in Congress Defined provisions for public institutions and private sectors Employment – Public Accommodations – Transportation- Telecommunications

  6. LAWS Section 504 IDEA ADA Protections for students/people with Disabilities IDEA had a significant impact on Public Schools

  7. Eligibility Two Part Test 1. Meet a specific classification 2. The need for special education services

  8. Classifications • Mental Retardation • Hearing Impairment/Deafness • Speech or Language Impairment • Visual Impairment/Blindness • Serious Emotional Disturbance • Orthopedic Impairments • Other Health Impairments • Learning Disables (Specific)

  9. Identification and Evaluation of Students Child Find Provisions all students in private or public schools residing in the state be identified Methods Mass screenings Referral by parent, teacher, or other persons (parental consent)

  10. EvaluationVarious assessment tools and strategies Physical Cognitive Behavioral Developmental No single method/procedure should determine a whether a child has a disability but rather a combination of tests Factors

  11. Testing • Validated for purpose • Administered by qualified personnel • Not racially / Culturally Discriminatory • Test to be in native language

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