What can a school do to help children with disabilities succeed?
There is no easy answer to that question. Like all children, they need a supportive environment to nurture their gifts. They need rules to help them understand that this world has limits. Nevertheless, most importantly, they need good parents and teachers that understand them and are willing to help them. Reference Information Sections I-V of this FAQ are paraphrased, or quoted directly, from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section VI, which contains the descriptions of the federal categories of disability (e.g. autism, specific learning disability), was drawn from the New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC). These definitions are aligned with those that appear in the Federal Register. I wrote Section VII based on my studies at Kean University (Union, NJ) during the completion of my M.A. in special education. Information pertaining to IDEA may be found at http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home. Information pe
