About Us

IDEA was originally enacted by Congress in 1975 to ensure that children with disabilities have the opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education, just like other children. The law has been revised many times over the years. The most recent amendments were passed by Congress in December 2004, with final regulations published in August 2006. So, in one sense, the law is very new, even as it has a long, detailed, and powerful history.

IDEA is divided into four parts, as follows:

· Part A - General Provisions

· Part B - Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities

· Part C - Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

· Part D - National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities

Access the entire law at:

Part B Regulations

Part B of IDEA is focused on services to school-aged children with disabilities. This includes preschoolers (ages 3-5) and children in K-12. Regulations for this part of the law, as reauthorized in 2004, are available. Here's a brief description:

· Date Published: August 14, 2006

· Where Published: Federal Register, Volume 71, Number 156

· Includes: U.S. Department of Education's Analysis of Comments and Changes--which responds to comments and questions from the public on changes made in Part B regulations following IDEA's reauthorization in 2004

Available online at:

· PDF
http://www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Documents/IDEA2004regulations.pdf

http://idea.ed.gov/download/finalregulations.pdf

· HTML
http://idea.ed.gov/download/finalregulations.html

Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), within the Department of Education are the agencies within the federal government responsible for overseeing IDEA's implementation. They've established a dedicated IDEA 2004 page with a wealth of information on Part B, including:
     OSEP's Assessment Tool Kit
     Model Forms
     Q & A Documents
     Topic Briefs

Find all this and more at http://idea.ed.gov/

Our Mission

An association to advance the education and general welfare of children and youth who have specific learning disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual or coordinative nature.

History

The Association for Children with Learning Disabilities was founded in 1972 by parents and professionals who recognized a community need for 1:1 help to students who were struggling academically.

ACLD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer organization of parents, professionals, and adults with learning disabilities. Its purpose is to promote and support the education of children who are of normal intelligence but have difficulty learning.

Purpose

A. To advance the education and general welfare of children and adults who have, learning disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual or co-ordinative nature, or related problems.

B. To support, develop and/or implement programs in the field of learning disabilities

C. To provide information and resources to individuals with learning disabilities, and their parents or guardians.

D. To increase cooperation and interaction among allied organization, agencies, and educational facilities.

Contact Information

Our office is located on the second floor of the F.H. Buhl Club. We have tutoring services on Monday through Thursday evenings - individualized scheduling.

Telephone

724-346-5887 or 724-962-5589

Postal address

28 N. Pine Street Sharon, Pa 16146

Electronic mail

General Information:amilliard@yahoo.com
Webmaster: cfaiken@hotmail.com