Dear Parents,
My name is Tanya Rush and I will be your child’s teacher for the upcoming year. I’m not only excited about teaching your child but I also look forward working with the parents. Together, I want to create a learning environment and with collaborating our efforts in making the child learn in today’s world and build self confident. There are three acts involving education and children with disabilities that I want to share with you. I’m hoping that expanding this knowledge across the board will give you a better understanding. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions. I truly encourage us learning and teaching together.
Here are the three acts:
1. The Assistant Technology Act (ATA) was established to provide access to technology for people with disabilities. In our world today, technology is a large part of the functioning world. This act enables people with disabilities to go to school, work and live independently. Each state receives funding through grants to provide these assisted technologies. This act also provides protection and advocacy services for people with disabilities. For more information please see following link.
http://www.section508.gov/docs/AT1998.html
2. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provide special services for children nationwide. This act enables children with disabilities to receive an adequate education. The IDEA has a few tests that qualify a child. Once identified then the applications of knowing how to proceed with allowing a children to grow and advance in today’s world is presented. The IDEA using programs like this to make a Free and Appropriate Public Education available for every student. For more information please see following link. http://www.specialed.about.com/od/idea/a/ideadefined.htm
3. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) main purpose is prevent discrimination of a person based on disability. This act ensures equal opportunity and the basic rights to each peer group based on disability or not. For more information please see the following link. http://www.eeoc..gov/policy/ada.html
After touching on each act a bit, my goal is to incorporate these acts with the highest respect in my classroom. With this implementation into our classroom, I hope together we will create, learn, adapt and proceed with the common goal and that is to educate our children. I look forward to the upcoming year.
In best regards,
Tanya Rush
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