Theme: Special Education Process and Policy
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A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity Videos
Award-winning A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity celebrates and empowers families that are navigating the journey of learning differences. Produced by Beacon College, the show explores neurodiversity through conversations and interviews with experts, families, and successful adults who thrive with learning differences.
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College Transitions: Expanding Postsecondary Access for Neurodivergent Students
College Transitions helps neurodivergent students and those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) navigate the transition to higher education. As leaders in the field, the College Transitions team brings a mix of national experience, research, and practical program development to the table.
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The State of Learning Disabilities: Strengthening Educator Confidence to Support
To better understand the conditions necessary to support and empower educators in meeting the needs of students with LD, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), in partnership with WestEd, surveyed 1,654 general and special educators.
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All Learners Action Lab: A Practitioner’s Guide to Supporting Students with Disabilities
This resource is based on insights and experiences of participants of EALA’s All Learners Action Lab and is designed to help educators across the country build systems where students with learning differences can truly thrive.
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SELF Affirmed Access Toolkit
This free toolkit helps school leaders examine how scheduling decisions shape access to services and supports, especially for students with IEPs, multilingual learners, and students whose needs aren’t always reflected in traditional school structures. It provides practical guidance for building schedules where inclusive support is integrated from the beginning.
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The Differences Between IEPs and 504 Plans: A Special Education Explainer
Every student identified with a disability takes one of two paths—obtaining either an individualized education program (IEP) or a 504 plan—that determines the support services they receive in school.
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More Students with Disabilities Were Educated in General Education Settings, but State Trends Varied Widely
Seven million children received special education services in school year 2023-24. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, these students should be learning alongside their peers in general education classrooms as much as is appropriate.
