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Individuals with Disabili es Act (IDEA) - Ans 2004; federal law that makes available a free and
appropriate public educa on for all children
Family Educa onal Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - Ans 1974; federal law that protects the
privacy of student educa on records
Every student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - Ans 2015; federal law that advances equity by requiring
that all students be taught high academic standards; mandates statewide assessment t hat
measure progress
No Child Le0 Behind (NCLB) - Ans 2002; federal law that introduced accountability to public
schools; Titles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Title I - Ans improving academic educa on achievement of the disadvantaged
Title II - Ans preparing, training, and recrui ng high quality teachers and principals
Title III - Ans language instruc on for limited English proficient and immigrant students
Title IV - Ans 21st century schools; federal school grants for colleges and universi es
Title V - Ans promo ng informed parental choice and innova ve programs
Title IV - Ans flexibility and accountability; prohibits discrimina on
, Race To The Top (RTTT) - Ans 2009; compe on between 46 states and DC to implement
college-ready reform plans; standards were created in collabora on by the states
The Consent Decree - Ans 1970; addresses the rights of ELL students; grounded in the 14th
Amendment; requires instruc on to be delivered in a free and comprehensive manner
Sec on 504 of the Rehabilita on Act - Ans 1973; requires school districts to provide a free
appropriate educa on (FAPE) to each qualified student with a disability
Americans with Disabili es Act - Ans 1990; civil rights law that prohibits discrimina on based
on disability; provides similar protec ons as the Civil Rights Act of 1964
au sm Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - Ans developmental disability affec ng verbal/nonverbal
communica on and social interac on which tends to have an impact on educa onal
performance; classified as OHI
deaf or hard-of-hearing - Ans severe impairment that impedes the processing of linguis c
informa on through hearing without amplifica on; may have adverse effects on a student's
educa onal performance
developmentally delayed (DD) - Ans student who is delayed in one or more of the following
areas:
adap ve or self-help development
cogni ve development
communica on development
social/emo onal development
physical/motor development
, dual-sensory impaired (DSI) - Ans simultaneous hearing and visual impairment that causes
severe communica on, acquisi on of communica on, acquisi on of informa on, and
func onality within the environment deficits
emo on or behavioral disabili es (EBD) - Ans one or more of the following characteris cs over
a period of me to the extent that it adversely affects educa onal performance
unexplained inability to learn
inability to maintain interpersonal rela onships
inappropriate types of behaviors or feelings
prevalent unhappiness or depression
homebound or hospitalized (HH) - Ans restric on of ac vi es over a period of me based
upon medical diagnosis or psychiatric condi on; confines student to home or hospital
intellectual disabili es (InD) - Ans significant subaverage general intellectual func oning and
deficits in adap ve behavior manifested during birth through age 19
other health impairment (OHI) - Ans having limited strength, vitality or alertness during a
heightened alertness to environmental s muli; results in limited alertness to the educa onal
environment and due to chronic health problems
these include:
asthma
ADD
ADHD
diabetes
epilepsy
heart condi on
hemophilia
, lead poisoning
leukemia
ASD
rheuma c fever
ToureAe syndrome
sickle cell anemia
orthopedic impairment (OI) - Ans severe skeletal, muscular, or neuromuscular impairment
resul ng from congenital anomalies and impairments from other causes
trauma c brain disorder (TBI) - Ans injury to the brain caused by external force; causes
impairment in one or more of the following
cogni on
language
memory
aAen on
reasoning
abstract thinking
judgement
problem-solving
sensory deficits
perceptual deficits
psychosocial behavior
decreased physical func ons
lack of informa on processing
speech deficits