Criteria for Eligibility and Related Services

Federal and state laws identify specific disabling conditions that entitle a child to special education service if it is determined that the disability adversely affects their educational performance.  The disability must fall under one of the following categories:

• Autism
• Deafness
• Deaf-Blindness
• Established Medical Disability (Age 0-5)
• Hard of Hearing 
• Mental Retardation
• Multiple Disabilities
• Orthopedic Impairment
• Other Health Impairment
• Emotional Disturbance
• Specific Learning Disability
• Speech and Language Impairment
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Visual Impairment, including blindness 

Related services are defined as "transportation, and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services, as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education . . . "  The following are included in the definition of related services;

• Speech-language pathology and audiology services
• Psychological services
• Physical and occupational therapy
• Adaptive Physical Education
• Early identification and assessment of disabilities in children
• Counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling
• Orientation and mobility services
• Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes
• School health services 
• Parent counseling and training
• Transportation (Section 300.24(a))