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IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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Special Education Resources

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Special Education and the Individualized Education Program exist to ensure that children with special needs receive a free appropriate public education - FAPE. It is a complex area beyond the scope of Families Like Ours. We instead will refer you to some excellent resources on IEP's, FAPE, IDEA and specialized education:

Special Education:

Wikipedia - article on Special Education
ed.gov - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
ISER is a directory of professionals, organizations, and schools that serve the learning disabilities and special education communities

IEP - Individualized Education Program

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User Notice: Families Like Ours, Inc. is a nonprofit 501[c][3] adoption exchange providing information, resources and support services mainly to adoptive and pre-adoptive families. Families Like Ours, Inc. is not a law firm; we are not lawyers or legal analysts. The information contained throughout this site should be used at your own discretion and is not meant to be your only resource for information. We strongly advise that you seek professional assistance for all your adoption, relationship, financial planning and other family matters.

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