Promote improved educational results for children with disabilities through early intervention, preschool, and educational experiences that prepare them for later educational challenges and employment. Expand and promote opportunities for parents, special education, related services, regular education and early intervention service providers, and other personnel to work in new partnerships at both the state and local levels. Create incentives to enhance the capacity of schools and other community-based entities to work effectively with children with disabilities and their families, through targeted funding for personnel training, research, media technology, and the dissemination of technical assistance and best practices. In the 23 years since EHA first became law, states have made excellent progress in identifying children with disabilities and providing them with access to special education. It is at this point that parents and schools sometimes clash.
Some parents opt instead for home schooling.
For all children, the quality of early education defines much about the quality of their future lives. For children with disabilities, their best chance for independence is equal access to education at all levels. An IEP is a specialized education program designed to meet the needs of your child. An IEP should address academic development, social skills development, and any emotional needs. Parents of children with disabilities should not have to pay for any specialized education or therapy that the child receives through the school system.