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    The document discusses the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which governs education services for students with disabilities in the US. IDEA aims to ensure public schools meet the needs of these students by providing special education. It was last revised in 2004 to account for technological advances and better transition students from childhood to adulthood. IDEA identifies 13 categories of disabilities that make students eligible for its special education services, including autism, deafness, intellectual disabilities, blindness, and specific learning disabilities.

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    IDEA SCALE

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    HAIDY HOSSAM | 7161001 | PT PEDIATRICS

    INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA)


    IDEA is a US federal statute that governs the education of students
    with disabilities and related services. It was put in place to ensure
    that public schools serve the educational needs of students with
    disabilities by providing them with special education services.

    The most recent revision to IDEA came in 2004, where in addition to a


    number of improvements on EHA, the focus was to ensure that IDEA
    kept pace with technological advancements. For example, it was
    changed to conform to the updated Assistive Technology Act, which
    was passed just a few months before the revision of IDEA. IDEA now
    promotes research and technology development, offers more details
    on transition from childhood to adulthood, and advocates for children
    to be educated in their neighborhood schools, and not in separate
    classrooms.

    IDEA lists 13 categories under which a student with a disability can


    be considered eligible for special education and related services as long
    as they are between the ages of 3 and 21. The categories are:

     Deaf-blindness – These are children with both hearing and visual


    impairments. Their communication and other needs are extreme,
    in that they cannot be met using standard programs for the deaf or
    blind.
     Autism – Even though it may cover various symptoms and skills,
    it largely affects social and communication skills of the child and
    can also affect behavior.
     Emotional disturbance – Can include various disorders such as
    anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and
    obsessive compulsive disorder.
     Deafness – Severe hearing impairment to the point that they
    cannot process language through hearing.
     Intellectual disability – Below-average intellectual ability that
    may include poor communication, reading, social, and self-care
    skills. For example, Down syndrome.
     Hearing impairments – Any hearing loss that is not covered in
    deafness, such as loss of hearing that can fluctuate at given times.
     Blindness or visual impairment – Refers to vision problems that
    can range from partial to full blindness. A child will be ineligible if
    eyewear can correct the vision problem.
     Orthopedic impairment – Refers to any type of impairment on a
    child’s body.
     Multiple disabilities – Refers to a child having more than one
    disability, as stipulated in IDEA.
     Specific learning disability – This is an umbrella term that
    covers various learning issues, and can affect the child’s writing,
    learning, speaking, or listening abilities. These include:
    dysgraphia, dyslexia, auditory processing disorder, dyscalculia,
    nonverbal learning disability, and many others.
     Traumatic brain injury – Refers to any type of brain injury
    sustained through an accident or a physical force.
     Speech or language impairment – Refers to a number of
    communication problems, such as impaired articulation, stuttering,
    and voice or language impairment.
     Other health impairment – Refers to any condition that largely
    limits a child’s alertness, energy, and strength.

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