Special Education

Special education services are available for children over the age of three through age 21 who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) provides the legal grounds for children with disabilities to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE). These services are administered by the school district where the child lives.

Information from Disability Rights Ohio

The following publications about special education are published by Disability Rights Ohio, formerly known as Ohio Legal Rights Service.

• Communicating with Your Child's School Through Letter Writing
• Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issues decision on taping IEP meetings
• Frequently Asked Questions about Special Education
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)
• Medicaid in Schools Program fact sheet
• Negotiation Skills For Parents: How To Get The Special Education Your Child With Disabilities Needs
• OSEP finds Ohio's Department of Education non-compliant with special education regulations
• Rights of Students Who are Homeless and Eligible for Special Education Services
• Students with TBI - Thriving Beyond Injury
• Transition Services Planning

Information from other organizations

Ohio

• EdResourcesOhio.org
• Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
• Ohio Department of Education - Students with Disabilities
• Ohio Medicaid in Schools Program
• Ohio Special Education Profile 2011 (PDF file)
• National Center for Special Education Accountability Monitoring
• Whose IDEA Is This? A Resource Guide for Parents - Also available in 10 other languages

National

• Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Disability.gov - Education
• Education.com
• Educational Resources Information Center
• Family and Advocates Partnership for Education
• Frequently Asked Questions About Section 504 and the Education of Children with Disabilities
• Heath Resource Center
• IDEA Partnership
• Identifying and Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Resource for School And Home
• Learning Opportunities For Your Child Through Alternate Assessments
• National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education
• National Center on Educational Outcomes
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
• Navigating the School System
• Office for Civil Rights
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• OSEP Ideas that Work
• OSEP Spanish Glossary
• PACER Center
• Partners in Education
• Project Participate
• Questions and Answers on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 for Students with Disabilities Attending Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Special Education Scorecards
• The Advocacy Institute
• U.S. Department of Education - ED Pubs
• Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act The Impact on Students with LD and AD/HD (PDF file)
• Wrightslaw

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