Dispute Resolution
Video that promotes collaboration between parents and educators to resolve conflicts in special education.
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ARD Committee Meetings, New to Special Education
Provides step-by-step instructions for parents to request an ARD meeting to review or revise their child's special education services.
ARD Committee Meetings, New to Special Education, New to Texas
As a parent, learn about special education, your rights, and how to participate in decisions that shape your student’s educational journey.
Dispute Resolution
Offers a six-step guide to help parents and educators resolve conflicts through effective communication, empathy, and collaborative solutions.
New to Special Education, Additional Resources
NIDCD advances research on hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language to improve health and quality of life.
New to Special Education, New to Texas, Requesting an Evaluation
Offers information on services for children under 3 with delays/disabilities, including eligibility, referrals, and local program access.
Transition
Details the Texas tuition waiver for youth formerly in DFPS foster care or adopted from DFPS, supporting access to public college education.
Dispute Resolution
Guide for filing formal complaints about special education services with the TEA, including steps, requirements, and forms.
Transition
Information about the Texas Transition and Employment Guide.
Transition
A story of how a student and her teacher team up to explore careers and prepare her to self-advocate for college and sports accommodations.
Transition
Short documentary showing real-life experiences of students with intellectual disabilities participating fully in college academics and campus life.
New to Special Education, New to Texas
Helps Texas parents understand disabilities, IDEA rights, services, and collaborate with professionals in planning their child’s education.
New to Special Education
National library program offering free braille, audio, and digital books to people with disabilities.
New to Special Education
Navigate Life Texas provides tips on organizing school records to help parents advocate for children with disabilities and track educational progress.
Behavior/Discipline
CADRE webinar examines how genetics and environment shape conflict responses, guiding parents to model effective behaviors for children.
Implement the IEP, Develop the IEP
Describes how including students with disabilities in general academic assessments supports access to education and informs instructional improvement.
ARD Committee Meetings, Dispute Resolution
Offers parents steps and skills to build strong, effective communication with their child’s school.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Explains IDEA's assistive technology requirements, corrects common misconceptions, and provides real-world examples for families and educators.
Behavior/Discipline
NCII offers resources on Data-Based Individualization to support intensive interventions for students with significant learning and behavioral needs.
Behavior/Discipline
Texas schools use a behavior code and law to guide discipline. Parents have rights, and students with disabilities get added protections.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Explore braille, print, and tactile literacy options for children with visual impairments in Texas education programs.
New to Special Education, ARD Committee Meetings
A comprehensive glossary offering standardized Spanish translations of IDEA terms to support families, educators, and service providers.
ARD Committee Meetings
Practice guide with tips and a checklist for effective face-to-face verbal communication with families in early childhood team settings.
Dispute Resolution
Learn how to navigate the Texas Education Agency's special education complaints process.