What are the qualifying disability categories under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
Answer
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Intellectual Disability (ID)
Deaf-Blindness
Deafness
Emotional Disturbance (ED)
Hearing Impairment (HI)
Multiple Disabilities
Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
Other Health Impairment (OHI)
Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Speech or Language Impairment
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Visual Impairment (VI)
Includes Blindness
The legal guidelines that the school system follows are classified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). There are 13 qualifying disability categories to identify for special education services and to receive an IEP. Remember we're talking about a child who is three years old or older. The team has decided that the child's going to need continued services or this might be referring to a child that hasn't had services before. If it's a child who hasn't had services yet there would be an initial evaluation and the team would try to determine whether the student meets one of these 13 IDEA categories. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), every child has a legal right to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE).
Laura Ritter has worked passionately with individuals with disabilities for over 20 years. She specializes in the field of special education. She has been an instructor and administrator at the elementary school, high school, and post-high school age levels.
She has served as a special education teacher, homebound educator, tutor, and educational consultant in the Orlando and Indianapolis areas. She works with students, families, and colleagues to develop IEP plans that meet the unique needs of her students.
As a director at an agency for adults with disabilities, located near Indianapolis, she developed Individual Support Plans for numerous participants and supervised case management, behavior management, and classroom instructors. In addition, she developed training sessions for those with disabilities on topics such as life skills, resume building, and job interview preparation.
She has been a professor at the University of Phoenix for five years, currently teaching a variety of classes in teacher preparation and has served as a student teaching mentor for the education department. Laura looks forward to sharing her knowledge with other educators on the IEP and IFSP process.
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