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Direct linkThompson, Stacy D.; Merino, Sarah – Young Exceptional Children, 2018
Visual Impairments (VIs) are ranked as the fourth most common disability in the United States and are viewed as the most common restricting condition during childhood. It has been reported that 17% to 25% of school-aged children have some degree of a vision problem, thus interrupting their potential to reach optimal growth and learning in school.…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Early Intervention, Visual Acuity, Vision
Download full textKarger, Joanne – National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2021
The purpose of this brief is to help families and educators understand the right of students with disabilities who need accessible educational materials to receive these materials in a timely manner. This right is based on provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as well as in the disability civil rights statutes…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Students with Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Instructional Materials
Carl, Diana; Zabala, Joy; Karger, Joanne; Curry, Cynthia – National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2021
Questions often arise about how accessible educational materials (AEM) might be included in Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). The two purposes of this article are to (1) help families and educators understand the importance of including AEM in the IEPs of students who require them, and (2) to discuss locations in the IEP where it may be…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Students with Disabilities, Student Needs
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2012
Vision is one of the five senses. Being able to see gives tremendous access to learning about the world around--people's faces and the subtleties of expression, what different things look like and how big they are, and the physical environments, including approaching hazards. When a child has a visual impairment, it is cause for immediate…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Children, Classification
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2012
Every year, under the federal law known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), millions of children with disabilities receive special services designed to meet their unique needs. Early intervention services are provided through the state to infants and toddlers with disabilities under three years of age and their families. For…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Beech, Marty – Florida Department of Education, 2010
This document updates "Accommodations: Assisting Students with Disabilities. A Guide for Educators," published by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) in 2003. This document is written to assist school district personnel and parents when making decisions about the use of accommodations by students with disabilities in instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Disabilities, Testing Accommodations, State Standards
Riley, Richard W. – National Archives and Records Administration, 2000
The Department issued this Notice of Policy Guidance (notice) to address the requirements of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, as they apply to the education of blind and visually impaired students. This notice updates the Office of…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
