Even though the IDEA provides a specific definition of "child with a disability," determining whether a particular student fits the definition is still difficult at best. Do you use a severe discrepancy model or RTI? What role do good grades play? Learn critical lessons on these and other concerns, straight from the courts and hearing officers.
First, each of ten chapters clarifies the eligibility requirements for a particular disability category:
- Autism
- Emotional Disturbances
- Hearing and Visual Impairments
- Orthopedic Impairments
- Speech or Language Impairment
- Specific Learning Disabilities
- And four more
Then plain-language case summaries show you how these requirements are interpreted, spelling out each ruling and what it means to you — all in just a few quick-read sentences. Make sound eligibility decisions based on solid knowledge of:
- When a student's disability has an "adverse impact" on his or her education
- How the courts have interpreted the results of the different evaluative techniques
- When (and why) misclassifying a student's disability can amount to denial of FAPE
- And more!
