What is Special Education?
Special education describes an educational alternative that focuses on teaching students with academic, behaviorial, health, or physical needs beyond those met by traditional educational programs or techniques.
Who is eligible for special education?
Children with disabilities from birth to age 21 may be eligible for special education. Children up to age three receive services through the Infants and Toddlers program, provided at home, daycare, or at school. Preschool children may receive school-based therapy services in their home. School-age children usually receive special education services in public or private schools.
A child is considered educationally handicapped or disabled if he or she is having trouble learning in school because of mental, physical and/or emotional disabilities. A student must be evaluated and determined eligible for special education based upon the following eligibility categories:
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Communication disorder
- Deaf-blind
- Developmental delay
- Emotional disability
- Visual impairment
- Learning disability
- Hearing impairment
- Mental disability
- Multiple disabilities
- Orthopedic impairment
- Other health impairment
- Traumatic brain injury
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