I taught SpEd for 6 years so I am familiar with IEP's, 504's and accommodations, but it is nice to see this information being taught in an easily understandable manner
I'm curious about the diagnosis of students at an early age with PTSD. In a different training I attended recently, it was discussed that the label may be premature for students and families to accept - let alone accommodate. If students are in retraumatizing enviornments, realizing they have limited options may be less valuable than assisting them in being resilient. I'm curious the process for the diagnostic.
I am the 504 coordinator at our school so I am knowledgeable about the 504 and IEP process. I did really appreciate that even though a person cannot have an IEP past high school, it's important that they speak with their instructors and let them know the accommodations they have received in high school.
Other than the specific statistical numbers I was already familiar with most of the information presented.
I learned that there are specific civil rights law that are for the
benefit of the disabled.
IEPs can be valuable resources to instructors as they show what accommodations and resources were helpful in the learning success of the student.
the need to help peolple lead a productive life and working around the conditions that inhibit their learning abilities without singling them out and making them a productive member of society with a job that they can make a living and be proud of their accomplishments
The importance of accommodations. The need to study and know what a student's IEP says and what a student's 504 Plan accommodates.
This section provided very useful information about how to provide accomidations for students with PTSD. Being in a high school, these students would most likely have an IEP, but at the college level they would not have an IEP, but still some sort of accomidation.
This gave a great insight that PTSD students need accommodations to have effective perfo. It also explains about IEP.
I am already mindful of the possibility of students with PTSD and/or TBI attending my classes because I have a large number of Veterans attending. I didn't know about IEP's or how they could help assess a more friendly learning environment for these individuals. I'm not sure if the VA assists these service members in this way, but now I know enough to ask about it.
