| 504 |
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
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| ADA |
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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| ADHD |
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Assistive Technology Device
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Equipment used to maintain or improve the capabilities of a child with a disability |
| BD |
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Behavior Disordered
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| Behavior Plan |
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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
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| BIP |
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Behavior Intervention Plan
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| Case Law |
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Judicial opinions issued by a court
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| CDE |
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California Department of Education
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| DIS |
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Designated Instruction and Services
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| Disability |
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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
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| Discovery |
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Pre-trial process by which parties to a lawsuit exchange information with the other party
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| Due Process Hearing |
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Administrative hearing before an impartial hearing officer
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| Early Intervention |
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Special education and related services pursuant to the IDEA provided to children under the age of 5 years
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| ED |
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Emotionally Disturbed
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| EI |
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Early Intervention
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| ESY |
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Extended School Year
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| Expert Witness |
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Person called as a witness to testify because he/she has a recognized competence and expertise in a subject area
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| FAPE |
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Free Appropriate Public Education
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| FBA |
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Functional Behavior Assessment: process of identifying factors associated with the occurrence (and non-occurrence) of specific behaviors
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| FERPA |
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. FERPA deals with confidentiality and access to student records
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| IDEA |
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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| IEP |
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Individualized Education Program
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| Inclusion |
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Educating children with special needs in regular education classrooms in their neighborhood schools
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| IQ |
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Intelligence quotient. An IQ score is an artificial number that is used to indicate levels of mental development
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| LD |
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Learning Disabled
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| LEA |
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Local Education Agency
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| LRE |
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Least Restrictive Environment
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| Least Restrictive Environment |
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Concept of educating children with disabilities in an educational environment that exposes the child to children without disabilities to the maximum extent possible
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| Mainstreaming |
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Placing children with disabilities in regular education classrooms to the maximum extent possible
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| MDE |
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Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation
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| MR |
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Mentally Retarded
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| NCLB |
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No Child Left Behind
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| NPA |
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Non Public Agency
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| NPS |
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Non Public School
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| OAH |
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Office of Administrative Hearings |
Occupational Therapy
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Therapy to remediate motor skills |
| OHI |
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Other Health Impaired: a category of eligibility pursuant to the IDEA
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| OT |
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Occupational Therapy
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Physical Therapy
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Therapy to remediate gross motor skills |
| PT |
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Physical Therapy
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| Reasonable Accommodation |
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Adoption of a facility or program for a child with a disability that can be accomplished without undue administrative or financial burden
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| Related Services |
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Services provided pursuant to the IDEA to supplement special education, such as counseling services, occupational therapy, and physical therapy
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| Resource Room |
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Special education placement that is provided in conjunction with or as a supplement to a child’s regular education program
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| Section 504 |
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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
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| SED |
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Seriously Emotionally Disturbed
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| SEHO |
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Special Education Hearing Office
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| Specially Designed Instruction |
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Modification or changes to the general curriculum instruction necessary to implement the goals, benchmarks, and objectives of a child’s IEP
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| Special Education |
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Educational programs and placements provided pursuant to the IDEA
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| Transition Services |
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A component of the IDEA to facilitate movement from school to the workplace or high education
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