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Eligibility
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Listed below are the five disability categories
identified by DoDEA regulations that the Case Study Committee (CSC)
will review during the evaluation process to determine if your child
is eligible for special education in the DoDDS School. |
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CRITERION A: Physical Impairment |
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Students whose educational performance is adversely
affected by a physical impairment that requires environmental and/or
academic modifications including, but not limited to, the following:
visually impaired, hearing impaired, orthopedically impaired, other
health impaired. This category also includes the disabilities of
autism and traumatic brain injury. |
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CRITERION B: Emotional Impairment |
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An emotional condition that has been confirmed by
clinical evaluation and diagnosis and that, over a long period of time
and to a marked degree, adversely affects educational performance.
This includes students who are schizophrenic, but does not include
students who are socially maladjusted, unless it is determined that
they are seriously emotionally disturbed. |
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CRITERION C: Communication Impairment |
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Students whose educational performance is adversely
affected by a developmental or acquired communication disorder to
include voice, fluency, articulation, receptive and/or expressive
language. |
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CRITERION D: Learning Impairment |
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This category includes two disabilities. They are:
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Information Processing Deficit- A disorder in a student's ability
to effectively use one or more of the cognitive processes in the
educational environment. The term does not apply to students who
have learning problems that are primarily the result of visual,
hearing, or motor disabilities, of mental retardation or emotional
disturbance or of environmental, cultural, or economic
disadvantage. |
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Intellectual Deficit- A significantly subaverage intellectual
functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive
behavior and manifested during the developmental period that
adversely affects a student's educational performance. |
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CRITERION E: Developmental Delay |
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The category of developmental delay is specific only to
children ages birth through 5 and refers to a condition, which
represents a significant delay in the process of development. The
presence of a developmental delay is an indication that the
developmental processes are significantly impacted and that, without
special intervention, it is likely that the educational performance
will be affected when the child reaches school age. |
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
underscores the importance of all children being given challenging
educational opportunities. The IDEA is an important educational law
that has been incorporated for overseas schools in DoD Instruction
1342.12. |
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The DoD Instruction mandates that children who are
eligible for special education services must: |
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· Be provided a free
appropriate, public education |
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· Be educated in the
least restrictive environment |
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· Be provided fair and
objective assessments, with parent permission |
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· Have the protection
of due process rights |
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Last reviewed Sept 24,
2003 |
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