- Glendale Unified School District - Glendale, California USA
- Who is Eligible for Special Education Services?
Special Education
- Special Education
- What is Special Education?
- What is an IEP?
- Who is Eligible for Special Education Services?
- How Does a Student Get Special Education Services?
- How is Eligibility for Special Education Determined?
- Placement
- Special Education Parents' Rights
- Special Education Preschool
- District Advisory Committee
- Glossary
- Foothill SELPA
Who is Eligible for Special Education Services?
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A student, ages three through 22, having one or more of the following 13 Federally-defined disabling conditions that adversely affect his or her educational performance may be eligible to receive special education services:
- Autism
- Deaf-blindness
- Deafness
- Hearing impairment,(Hard of Hearing)
- Intellectual Disability (Formerly MR)
- Multiple disabilities
- Orthopedic impairment
- Other health impairment
- Serious emotional disturbance
- Specific learning disability
- Speech or language impairment
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visual impairment
Eligibility is determined through an assessment process that identifies one or more impairments that prevent a student from achieving at his/her potential. A student may be performing significantly below the District's standards and additional interventions may be necessary for the student to maximize access to the educational program.