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Your Special Needs Child's Legal Rights
Designated Instruction and Services
Designated Instruction and Services or “DIS” (also known as “Related Services”), are defined as any service that is necessary to help a child benefit from her special education program. In other words, “to benefit from special education” generally means that the service must assist the child in making progress toward accomplishing the goals set out in the IEP.
Examples of Related Services include:
- Transportation (to and from school or alternative placement from the child’s home).
- Speech-Language Pathology.
- Discrete Trial ABA/IBI or behavioral therapy.
- Psychological services.
- Physical and Occupational Therapy.
- Recreation (including therapeutic).
- Counseling services.