SAR HP 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Rehabilitation Counseling, Physical Therapy, Epilepsy
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Key federal laws related to health service delivery in schools. To ensure that every child receives a free and appropriate public education (fape) Historically children with disabilities were either separated from the mainstream and educated in special schools, or institutionalized or kept at home but not educated at all. These laws were rst enacted in the 1970s to remedy this situations. All persons with disabilities within the jurisdiction of a school district are entitled to free appropriate public education. The ed section 504 regulation de nes a person with a disability as any person who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities . Be respectful of the school"s challenges that it encounters when trying to meet the student"s needs. When you are in a school system, you will nd it challenging to nd evidence based educational practices.