A Product of Disability Access: Empowering Tribal Members with Disabilities & Their Families
by Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc.
Here is what you need to know: 1. Federal law requires services be provided for children with a developmental delay or at risk of developmental delay. This is required under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Very important point - children from birth through two years old are entitled to services to keep them from falling very far behind other children their age. Remember the article by Evelyn Klimpel when she mentioned that her son could have received services in those early years? Don't let that be you. As she said, "Learn from my mistakes." 2. Federal law requires services for children with a disability from age three years through twenty-one. Part B specifically requires services for children ages three through five. It also requires that transition services be provided.
Why a special workshop on young children with disabilities? Because at this stage, even more than at other ages, the family is a central part of helping people with disabilities reach their full potential. So, we begin our workshop with a discussion of parents - good parents, normal parents and parenting myths. |
Early Childhood Home | : | When you first learn your child has a disability | : | Who can help? |
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