504 |
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADHD |
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
Assistive Technology Device |
Equipment used to maintain or improve the capabilities of a child with a disability |
BD |
Behavior Disordered |
Behavior Plan |
Plan of positive behavioral interventions that is part of an IEP for a child whose behaviors interfere with his/her learning or that of others |
BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
Case Law |
Judicial opinions issued by a court |
CDE |
California Department of Education |
DIS |
Designated Instruction and Services |
Disability |
Under the ADA, an impairment that substantially affects one or more major life activities, record of having such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment |
Discovery |
Pre-trial process by which parties to a lawsuit exchange information with the other party |
Due Process Hearing |
Administrative hearing before an impartial hearing officer |
Early Intervention |
Special education and related services pursuant to the IDEA provided to children under the age of 5 years |
ED |
Emotionally Disturbed |
EI |
Early Intervention |
ESY |
Extended School Year |
Expert Witness |
Person called as a witness to testify because he/she has a recognized competence and expertise in a subject area |
FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
FBA |
Functional Behavior Assessment: process of identifying factors associated with the occurrence (and non-occurrence) of specific behaviors |
FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. FERPA deals with confidentiality and access to student records |
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
Inclusion |
Educating children with special needs in regular education classrooms in their neighborhood schools |
IQ |
Intelligence quotient. An IQ score is an artificial number that is used to indicate levels of mental development |
LD |
Learning Disabled |
LEA |
Local Education Agency |
LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
Least Restrictive Environment |
Concept of educating children with disabilities in an educational environment that exposes the child to children without disabilities to the maximum extent possible |
Mainstreaming |
Placing children with disabilities in regular education classrooms to the maximum extent possible |
MDE |
Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation |
MR |
Mentally Retarded |
NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
NPA |
Non Public Agency |
NPS |
Non Public School |
OAH |
Office of Administrative Hearings |
Occupational Therapy |
Therapy to remediate motor skills |
OHI |
Other Health Impaired: a category of eligibility pursuant to the IDEA |
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
Physical Therapy |
Therapy to remediate gross motor skills |
PT |
Physical Therapy |
Reasonable Accommodation |
Adoption of a facility or program for a child with a disability that can be accomplished without undue administrative or financial burden |
Related Services |
Services provided pursuant to the IDEA to supplement special education, such as counseling services, occupational therapy, and physical therapy |
Resource Room |
Special education placement that is provided in conjunction with or as a supplement to a child’s regular education program |
Section 504 |
Part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that provides that program recipients of federal financial assistance may not discriminate on the basis of a child’s disability |
SED |
Seriously Emotionally Disturbed |
SEHO |
Special Education Hearing Office |
Specially Designed Instruction |
Modification or changes to the general curriculum instruction necessary to implement the goals, benchmarks, and objectives of a child’s IEP |
Special Education |
Educational programs and placements provided pursuant to the IDEA |
Transition Services |
A component of the IDEA to facilitate movement from school to the workplace or high education |
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