- Individuals with Disabilities Act, Free Appropriate Public Education
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- Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act – Accessibility and reasonable accommodations
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- Covers age 3-21 or until regular high school diploma requirements are met.
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- Covers students with disabilities regardless of age. Schools may not discriminate in recruitment, admission, or after admission solely on the basis of a disability.
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- School attendance is mandatory.
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- Students decided to attend and will probably pay tuition.
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- Districts are required to identify students with disabilities through free assessment and the Individualized Education Plan process.
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- Students are responsible for revealing and providing current documentation of a disability. They must be self-advocates.
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- Students receive special education and related services to address their needs based on an identified disability.
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- Formal special education services are not available.
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- Services include individually designed instruction modifications and accommodations based on the student's Individualized Education Plan.
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- Reasonable accommodations and modifications may be made to provide equal access and participation.
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- Individual students' needs recorded in the Individualized Education Plan may be addressed by program support for school personnel.
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- No formal program support for school personnel is provided.
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- Progress toward Individualized Education Plan goals is monitored and communicated to the parent(s) and/or the student.
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- Students are required to monitor their own progress.
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- Schools assist in connecting the student with community support agencies if this is identified as a transition need according to the Individualized Education Plan or 504 plan.
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- Students are responsible for making their own connections with community support agencies.
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