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Monday, October 5, 2015
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What is the reauthorized version of PL 94-142? What is one way you believe it specifically benefits families who have children who are deaf or hard of hearing?
It basically just ensures that children with disabilities are able to have a free and public education. It also allows the parents and the disabled child to have a say in what the best plan of attack is. This is particularly helpful because although educators usually have the best of intentions, no one knows the child better than themselves and their parents. It means that Deaf children no longer have to be shipped off to residential schools and the parents can be more involved in the progress and path of their children.
Grace, THANK YOU for stepping up and posting an answer here!! Let's look at this question again. This question is asking about the "reauthorized" version of 94-142.
When the law was reauthorized there is already the right to free, appropriate public education. What was the purpose of "reauthorizing" it?
You've started us out with the important aspects of the original legislation. Now, let's move forward to 1986. What was the updated or reauthorized law? Do you or others who haven't yet posted remember the three things we talked about that were now changed with the "update" to the law? There were some important changes made.
The reauthorized version of PL 94-142 is PL 99-457. It will specifically benefit families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing, because this law focuses on the family not just the child. It increases the support of early intervention for families with newborns to age 3. It sets up Individual Family Service Plans. It offers information on deafness, counseling and support, information regarding amplification, manual communication and intellectually and socially stimulation environments.
It helps children not miss the first six months of language development. The reauthorized law helps the family create an action plan for their child and give them all of the tools that a hearing child would have.
It basically just ensures that children with disabilities are able to have a free and public education. It also allows the parents and the disabled child to have a say in what the best plan of attack is. This is particularly helpful because although educators usually have the best of intentions, no one knows the child better than themselves and their parents. It means that Deaf children no longer have to be shipped off to residential schools and the parents can be more involved in the progress and path of their children.
ReplyDeleteGrace, THANK YOU for stepping up and posting an answer here!! Let's look at this question again. This question is asking about the "reauthorized" version of 94-142.
ReplyDeleteWhen the law was reauthorized there is already the right to free, appropriate public education. What was the purpose of "reauthorizing" it?
You've started us out with the important aspects of the original legislation. Now, let's move forward to 1986. What was the updated or reauthorized law? Do you or others who haven't yet posted remember the three things we talked about that were now changed with the "update" to the law? There were some important changes made.
The reauthorized version of PL 94-142 is PL 99-457. It will specifically benefit families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing, because this law focuses on the family not just the child. It increases the support of early intervention for families with newborns to age 3. It sets up Individual Family Service Plans. It offers information on deafness, counseling and support, information regarding amplification, manual communication and intellectually and socially stimulation environments.
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ReplyDeletePL 99-457 is the revision for PL 94-142. This states that preschool children and their families receive intervention from 3-5 years of age.
ReplyDeleteYes, you have both added important information. So, based on what we discussed in chapter 10 -- why is it a big difference for kids who are DEAF?
ReplyDeleteIt helps children not miss the first six months of language development. The reauthorized law helps the family create an action plan for their child and give them all of the tools that a hearing child would have.
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