Special Education

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• Assistive Technology Guidelines-Executive Summary

  The 2013 Connecticut Assistive Technology (AT) Guidelines provides both school districts and Birth to Three service providers guidance to ensure that all children identified for AT services have access to AT through a framework for making decisions about the AT needs of children and students with disabilities.

• Assistive Technology Resource Guide

  The purpose of this guide is to inform educators, instructional staff, parents, and students about available resources that may be utilized to ensure that educational outcomes are realized for all students. Assistive technology is a support that is considered for many students.

• Connecticut Assessment Resource Guide for Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading and Written Expression

  The Connecticut Assessment Resource Guide for Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading and Written Expression, previously known as the Specific Learning Disability (SLD)/Dyslexia Assessment Resource Guide, was created in response to requests from educators and administrators from local education agencies and families seeking information about appropriate assessment options for the identification of SLD/Dyslexia and other reading-related learning disabilities.

• Connecticut Assistive Technology Guidelines - Section 1: For Ages 3-22

  This document provides a framework for making decisions about the assistive technology needs of students with disabilities.

• Connecticut Assistive Technology Guidelines - Section 2: For Infants and Toddlers under IDEA Part C

  The purpose of this document is to help service providers ensure that all infants and toddlers who require assistive technology (AT) as indicated under IDEA Part C receive the appropriate devices. This document also assists parents in understanding how assistive technology is incorporated into early intervention services in Connecticut.

• Guidelines for Adapted Physical Education

  The purpose of these guidelines is to clarify and to underscore the importance of physical education—in the context of meaningful physical participation within a community of peers—for students with disabilities in a school environment.

• Guidelines for Identification and Education of Children and Youth with Autism

  These guidelines address critical issues and current research important to individuals who are concerned about children and youth with autistic spectrum disorders.

• Guidelines for Identifying and Educating Students with Emotional Disability

  Guidance for making appropriate decisions regarding eligibility and specialized services for students with emotional disability as defined in the IDEA 2004.