Springfield Resources
Illinois Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side developed this goal tracking form for families to use during times of learning away from the physical classroom, such as e-learning. It aims to help parents keep track of your child’s progress so that you can report back to your IEP/IFSP team. This form is for personal use, it does not replace legal advice in any way. You can also see a sample of how the form can be completed.
Online Learning Guidelines for Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Illinois Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side developed a list of tips to post near your child’s e-learning work station.
Autism Speaks Back to School Toolkit
Autism Speaks has compiled a digital toolkit of resources, information, referrals, and support to help autistic individuals and their families navigate the return to school and individualized education program (IEP) information as well as public policy and advocacy highlights to assist in transitions during the pandemic.
The official site of the Hearing Improvement Kids Endowment Fund, Inc. (HIKE). The purpose of the fund is to provide hearing devices for children with hearing losses between the ages of newborn and 20 years whose parents are unable to meet this special need financially.
Children are eligible to receive a grant providing the need is verified by a prescription from an audiologist or physician.
The Child Neurology Foundation provides these tips for students with special services and full-time aides to return to school safely.
Considerations for Young Children and Those with Special Needs as COVID-19 Continues
In this article from JAMA Pediatrics, physicians offer strategies that families can use to help children adjust to new routines and express their emotions.
National Center for Learning Disabilities – COVID-19 Parent Resources
The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides resources to help parents understand key terms, key laws and virtual learning on its website.
As schools close doors in response to COVID-19, parents and caregivers should be aware of key laws that protect your child’s rights to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and existing frameworks that can support accessibility. The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides this overview of relevant laws and best practices related to accessibility and technology.
Remote Learning and College Students With Learning Disabilities
The Learning Disabilities Association of America provides information on how remote learning may affect college students with learning disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and what they can do to find the right support.
The U.S. Department of Education Department provides this transition guide to help students with disabilities and their families understand the years-long process and the options available to them as they prepare to leave public education.
The guide includes information on transition planning, transition services and requirements, education and employment options for students and youth with disabilities, and how to support the decisions made by students and youth with disabilities.