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IDEA states that a child is eligible for special education
and related services if the child meets the criteria of a
"child with disabilities," as defined by the law.
A "child with disabilities", according to IDEA, is a child
aged three to twenty-one who has one or more of the
following diagnoses:
- mental retardation
- hearing impairment (including deafness)
- speech or language impairment
- visual impairment (including blindness)
- serious emotional disturbance
- orthopedic impairment
- autism
- traumatic brain injury
- specific learning disability
- other health impairment
The team must also determine that the child's disability
"adversely affects" the child's educational performance.
In determining a child's eligibility, the school must review
data from a variety of sources, including achievement
and aptitude examinations, teacher and parent input,
physical circumstances, family background, and adaptive
behavior.
Finally, if the team determines that the child has as
disability that warrants special education and related
services, the team must proceed to develop an IEP for
the child.