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Answers more than 200 frequently asked questions & introduces key legal issues
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My son is deaf and low functioning. What are the laws regarding using an interpreter as a teacher? My son’s education team feels that this is appropriate. I don’t. What is the guidance on this?
Interpreters are not teachers. It is ridiculous that an IEP team would design an education plan that does not specify [...]
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If a child is wheelchair-bound and needs a catheter, is this something that belongs in the IEP?
Exactly whose responsibility is it to handle catheters for wheelchair-bound students? I would think it qualifies as a medical procedure and that a nurse would need to do it?
Does the child need these services to attend school? [...]
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