Resources to Assist You 

504 Plans

• 504 Plans

Acronym List

• Current Acronyms​

Assistive Technology

• What is assistive technology

College Education: How to Pay for Someone with ID

• Paying for college tuition for someone with an intellectual disability (ID)

COVID-19 Reopening

• ELC Back-to-School Guide for Pennsylvania Public Schools

• Advocating for In-Person Instruction for Your Child with an IEP

• Youtube with McAndrews Law Offices Maintaining In–Person Special Education Programming When Schools Close or Retrench

• Reopening Plans for Allegheny County School Districts

• Continuity of Education Plan - Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit

• Health & Safety Plans/Continuity of Education Plans - Westmoreland Intermediate Unit & Member School District Plans

• DPH & DPE COVID-19 Symptomatic K-12 Student or Staff Process Flow

• Fall 2020 Back to School Preparations: An Advocacy Perspective

• NDSC Educational Resources to Help Guide Decisions Regarding the 2020-21 School Year

• Pennsylvania School Reopening Task Force Report June 2020

• Webinar - What families need to know about the following items:

  • COVID-19 Compensatory Services​; Instructional Day/Hours; Use of Masks; Evaluation/Reevaluation & Delayed Eligibility Determinations

• Factsheet: An IEP Addendum During School Closures-Know Your Rights

• Student Privacy & Special Education: An Educator’s Guide During & After COVID-19

• COVID IEP Process

• PaTTAN COVID 19 Pandemic Support for Education

• Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools

• CDC Schools - Decision - Tree

• Education Law Center Online and Hybrid Learning: An Equity Checklist for Schools

• Compensatory Education Services - Guidance and Answers to FAQs on COVID-19

• Position Statement on Provision of Compensatory Education in Response to Lost Education

• Recommendations on the Provision of FAPE to Students with Disabilities When a Parent Opts to Keep Their Child Home During the 2020-21 SY

Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)

• Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) and Personal Care Services

Home and Community-Based Waivers (HCBW)

• Information on Home and Community-Based Waivers

Individualized Support Plan (ISP)

• Individualized Support Plan Fact Sheet

Pennsylvania Department on Aging

• PA Department on Aging - Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
• PA Department on Aging - Know Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident
• PA Department on Aging - Know Your Rights as a Personal Home Care Resident

Planning for Graduation and Post-Secondary Life

• Secondary Transition

Post-Secondary Education

• Post-Secondary Education for Students with an Intellectual Disability

Positive Behavioral Plan

• How can a positive Behavioral Support Plan help my child?

Power of Attorney (POA) versus Guardianship 

• Power of Attorney or Guardianship Information

Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS)

• PUNS Facts Sheet

• PUNS Manual

Sensory Processing Needs

• What are Sensory Processing Needs?

Social Distancing

• Maintaining Social Connections During Social Distancing

Special Education 101

• Special Education 101 Information

Trauma

• Trauma-Informed Approach