- Paperwork Waiver Demonstration Project
- Multi-Year IEP Demonstration Program
- Internet Resources for School-Based Physical Therapists
- IDEA Conference. Denver, CO: power point on Professional and Government Connections - What Physical Therapists Need to Know
 APTA
information on IDEA, including the Take Action Packet
- Council
for Exceptional Children: Update on IDEA
- New
Information on IDEA
- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on
Education Reform recently released a "Guide
to Frequently Asked Questions" on IDEA, which
might be of interest to Pediatric Section members. You
can access this .pdf document by clicking
here
- IDEA
2004, PL108-446 Impact on Physical Therapy Related Services
by Kathy David, PT, MS, PCS .
- This document will help PTs link the new 2004 IDEA
Reauthorization Act to the book, Providing Physical
Therapy Services Under Part B and C of IDEA, by McEwen.
This information will be pertinent until the new Rules
and Regulations for 2004 IDEA are released. You can
access this document by clicking
here.
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Book
- Providing
Physical Therapy Services Under Parts B and C of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
is a new book published by the Section on Pediatrics
of the American Physical Therapy Association. The book
uses an easy-to-read question and answer format to give
readers a solid foundation for physical therapy services
within the provisions of IDEA and the context of contemporary
pediatric physical therapy practices. The book is intended
for all physical therapists and physical therapist assistants
who work with children. It also is intended for administrators,
parents, and other members of the early intervention
and school teams of children with disabilities who wish
to know more about pediatric physical therapy practice
under IDEA. The book's chapters include: Deciding Who
Should Receive Physical Therapy Under IDEA; Evaluation
and Assessment; Individualized Family Service Plans;
Individualized Education Programs; Transition; Intervention
in the Schools; Extended School Year; The Role of Physical
Therapist Assistants in Schools; Third Party Funding
of Physical Therapy; Assistive Technology; The Guide
to Physical Therapist Practice and IDEA; and Court Decisions,
Letters of Inquiry, and Policy Interpretations Related
to School-Based Physical Therapy. To further assist
readers to make appropriate decisions under IDEA, the
appendix includes a copy of the most recent Federal
regulations for implementation of Part B and Part C.
| Legislative News |
The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation: Parent Public Policy Fellowship Program 2006
Parents or close family members of a child with intellectual and developmental disabilities (mental retardation) are invited to submit applications for a one-year fellowship in Washington, DC, to learn how legislation is initiated, developed and passed by Congress or how programs are administered and regulations promulgated by federal agencies. Candidates should have solid disability policy experience in state level advocacy, education, development of community supports and services, or similar areas, beyond the level to benefit solely the candidate’s own child. For application details, see the announcement at www.jpkf.org. The application deadline is September 1.
Address questions to Jill Fosse, 301-565-5476. Salaried experience in the field is not required. For more information, click here.
The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation: Professional Public Policy Fellowship Program 2006
Mid-career professionals in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities are invited to submit applications for a one-year fellowship in Washington, DC to participate in federal public policy development through work as staff of a member of Congress, congressional committee or federal agency. Outstanding disability policy experience is sought in 1) state-level advocacy; 2) education, law, economics, criminal justice, international issues, child welfare or other social services, housing, community organizing; 3) federal public benefits programs, health/mental health care policy affecting persons with intellectual disabilities; or 4) development of family support services. For application details, see the announcement at www.jpkf.org. The application deadline is September 1.
Address questions to Jill Fosse, 301-565-5476. For more information, click here.
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with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
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ADA
Homepage
The U.S. Department of Justice maintains
an extensive ADA Homepage. On it, you can find
information on technical assistance, enforcement, certification,
and a wide range of other useful topics.
They also have a special area on the 10th Anniversary
of the ADA. Of particular interest might be their
Toll-Free
ADA Information Line, which you may call to obtain
answers to general and technical questions about the
ADA and to order technical assistance materials: 800-514-0301
(voice) 800-514-0383 (TDD)
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Disability
& Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
 The
Department of Education funds ten regional centers to
provide technical assistance on the ADA. The mission
of the DBTACs is to facilitate voluntary and effective
compliance with the ADA. The goals of the DBTACs
is to:
- Promote the successful implementation of the Americans
with Disabilities Act by providing technical assistance
and training on all titles of the Act
- Increase public awareness about the benefits of
ADA compliance
- Develop and support local and state affiliates that
provide technical assistance on the ADA
- Enhance existing national, regional, state, and
local ADA efforts
- Undertake outreach initiatives to minority populations
affected by the law
- Identify ADA issues for research and development
See below to find additional information on the DBTACs
and the ADA in general.
- Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers:
800-949-4232 (voice/TTY)
- Internet address: www.adata.org
Access America for People
with Disabilities Website.
The website, Access America for People with Disabilities
- www.disAbility.gov
is a "one-stop" electronic link to an enormous
range of useful information for people with disabilities
and their families. The Website contains information
relating to children and youth; employment, self employment,
and entrepreneurship; transportation; health care and
long term services and supports; choice and self-determination;
recreation and travel; civil rights and protections;
college, adult and vocational education; housing; technology;
income supports; tax credits and deductions; disability
statistics; and emergency preparedness.
Find
a Job
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
 The
EEOC offers technical assistance on the ADA provisions
applying to employment; also provides information on
how to file ADA complaints. The EEOC takes an active
and forceful role in removing barriers and increasing
opportunities for people with disabilities in the workplace
through a multi-pronged, comprehensive approach
to ADA implementation -- technical assistance, education,
and outreach as well as the use of administrative processing,
litigation, and policy development. Contact information
can be found below:
- Employment - questions: 800-669-4000 (voice),
800-669-6820 (TTY)
- Employment - publications: 800-669-3362 (voice),
800-800-3302 (TTY)
- Internet address: www.eeoc.gov
Federal Communications
Commission
 The
Federal Communications Commission offers technical assistance
on ADA telephone relay service (TRS) requirements. Through
their Disabilities Rights Office, the FCC works hard
to make sure that people with disabilities, such as
individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, or those
with speech or vision or other disability, get the same
chance as everyone else to telecommunicate. The DRO,
housed in the FCC's Consumer
Information Bureau, provides technical
assistance to consumers, to business and other entities
on their rights and responsibilities to provide disability
access and protect consumers with disabilities.
Contact information can be found below:
- TRS Publications and questions: 888-225-5322 (voice),
888-835-5322 (TTY)
- Internet address: www.fcc.gov/cib/dro/
U.S. Department of Education's
Office for Civil Rights
 The
mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure
equal access to education and to promote educational
excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement
of civil rights. Go to their Homepage
for further information.
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Internal Revenue Service
 Internal
Revenue Service provides information about tax code
provisions including tax credits (section 44) and deductions
(section 190) that can assist businesses in complying
with the ADA.
- Tax code - information: 800-829-1040 (voice),
800-829-4059 (TTY)
- Tax code - legal questions: 202-622-3110 (voice),
TTY: use relay service
- To order Publications 535 and 334: 800-829-3676
(voice), 800-829-4059 (TTY)
- Internet address: www.irs.gov/plain/index.html
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