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Well I just pulled my daughter out of her "Blue Ribbon" school
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 514954" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p><a href="http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq1.htm" target="_blank">http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq1.htm</a> WHAT IS A 504 Plan?? In about.com and with links to your state for specific information for your state.</p><p></p><p>WHAT is the difference between a 504 and an IEP?? <a href="http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq2.htm" target="_blank">http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq2.htm</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>A 504 plan is available to any person with a disability (in this case in a school) who needs accommodations to be able to access the same educational services as any other child. It makes it so that their disability isn't a barrier for them. So, if all your kid needs is for them to use an FM system and then she doesn't need any special therapy or services through special education, a 504 plan could be written to require all of the teachers to use it.</p><p></p><p>There guidelines vary and enforcement is next to impossible because there are no regulations that demand certain procedures or would end up with fiscal punishment if they screw up. OF course you could always sue for discrimination.</p><p></p><p>An IEP is a plan for special education services. These can be very very minimal, involving only two goals and support in the form of consult from an expert. It can mean a child has a resource room to go to once a day to get support with all of their other work, or therapy. Data must be kept, procedures must be followed, time lines adhered to. It is far more involved than this simple explanation. Writeslaw is a good website as is PACER (a parent group for educational rights) if you want to learn more about either option.... a 504 OR an IEP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 514954, member: 12886"] [URL]http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq1.htm[/URL] WHAT IS A 504 Plan?? In about.com and with links to your state for specific information for your state. WHAT is the difference between a 504 and an IEP?? [URL]http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq2.htm[/URL] A 504 plan is available to any person with a disability (in this case in a school) who needs accommodations to be able to access the same educational services as any other child. It makes it so that their disability isn't a barrier for them. So, if all your kid needs is for them to use an FM system and then she doesn't need any special therapy or services through special education, a 504 plan could be written to require all of the teachers to use it. There guidelines vary and enforcement is next to impossible because there are no regulations that demand certain procedures or would end up with fiscal punishment if they screw up. OF course you could always sue for discrimination. An IEP is a plan for special education services. These can be very very minimal, involving only two goals and support in the form of consult from an expert. It can mean a child has a resource room to go to once a day to get support with all of their other work, or therapy. Data must be kept, procedures must be followed, time lines adhered to. It is far more involved than this simple explanation. Writeslaw is a good website as is PACER (a parent group for educational rights) if you want to learn more about either option.... a 504 OR an IEP. [/QUOTE]
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