What children qualify for the ‘children with disabilities’ programs?
In general, children with disabilities must have certain impairments, that are specified in laws or regulations and because of such impairments be in need of special education and related services. IDEA requires participating states to educate all children with disabilities, despite the severity of their disabilities, or achievement that might be attained by education.
A child's disabilities, may include
(1) Mental retardation
(2) Hearing impairments, including deafness
(3) Sight impairments including blindness
(4) Language or speech impairments, specific learning disabilities or traumatic brain injury
(5) Serious emotional disturbance
(6) Orthopedic impairments
(7) Autism
Before being placed within an educational program, each child is required to be given an individual evaluation of his or her educational needs and entitled to have an individualized educational program developed to meet his or her needs.
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