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Assignment # 3

Discussions

Assignment # 3 aligns with assignments 1 and 2. Using the question from assignment # 1 and the answers your found in assignment # 2 post your question and the it’s answer in the discussion section for the week. Make sure to include the article’s title and citation information.

Once posted you must comment on one other classmates question and post. Your post must be substantive in nature. Do not say: I agree with… or I really like what you said about… Give your reply to a classmates post feedback and your thoughts on what they posted.  Use at least 4- 5 sentences in your reply.

An example is below:

Initial post by “Claire”:

After reading the chapter my question was: Why is ADD not served under IDEA? I found an article that answers the question. In an article by David Rabiner, PhD. Titled: Educational Rights for Children with ADHD/ADD, students may be eligible under IDEA’s part B

“This would apply when a child’s ADHD/ADD is determined to be a “chronic or acute health problem which adversely affects educational performance.” When this condition is true – as it will be for many children with ADHD/ADD – the child can be classified as “Other Health Impaired” (OHI), and the school must develop an Individual Education Plan (IEP) that is designed to meet the child’s unique educational needs.” (Rabiner, 2006).

So, in effect children with ADHD, ADD is no longer an appropriate term according to the article, children with ADHD may qualify under the OHI label and be served with an IEP or a Section 504 plan.  Section 504 is part of the 1974 Rehabilitation Act and was the first special education law put in to place. P.L. 94-142.

Classmate’s reply:

Claire, I had the same question, but I put it a little differently. My question was what is the difference between an IEP plan and a 504 plan. Your post clarifies some of this for me. I found this out when I was researching my question. I found a neat, short video about the difference here is the link: https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/504-plan/the-difference-between-ieps-and-504-plansLinks to an external site. an IEP is a special education law, while the 504 plan is a civil rights law just like you stated. The rehabilitation Act is a civil rights act.