Changes in IDEA 2004

see also: Main Story | IDEA Timeline | IDEA Regulations Bring Challenges | Model Forms Help Ease Paperwork | New IDEA Requirements for Serving Diverse Students | Responsiveness-to-Intervention | OSEP Leadership Conference Focuses on Regulations | 2006 IDEA Part B Final Regulations (PDF format)

This special supplement of The ASHA Leader is designed to provide a basic understanding of the changes presented in the Part B final regulations as they relate to school-based clinicians, and offer guidance for the implementation of the regulations.

In this supplement, you'll find a comparison of the 1999 and 2006 regulations (PDF format), highlighting some key changes, including information on personnel qualifications, services to children from diverse backgrounds, and responsiveness-to-intervention. The supplement also can be found in The ASHA Leader Online.

For more information, visit ASHA's IDEA Action Center. In the coming months, ASHA will produce materials to be used by members in future advocacy efforts.