Does Your Child Need Special Education Services?
It can be challenging to reckon with the special education needs of your child. However, if you have come this far – securing an individualized education program (IEP) and seeking evaluation – you need to recognize when your child’s needs are being met and when they aren’t.
When you work with our firm, Augustin Egelsee, you will find lawyers who are extremely knowledgeable about related services for children with special needs in California. We are Danielle Augustin and Edwin Egelsee, and we work hard for our clients in Orange County because we’ve been where they are and recognize how painful uncertainty can be. We’re here to help by educating you on the issues and process.
Creating Environments Geared Toward Success
Designated instructional services (DIS) or related services are services offered to eligible special education students which may be required in order for the student to access an appropriate education. Services are implemented through the child’s individualized education program (IEP) and may be employed in a variety of settings such as the classroom, a therapy room or the home.
They are provided by teachers and specially trained staff as a collaborative (group) or direct (individual) service. Parents/guardian training may also be appropriate if needed such that parents may assist the child in receiving consistency within the school and home environments.
DIS includes:
- Speech and language therapy
- Counseling and educationally related mental health services (ERMHS) or educationally related intensive counseling services (ERICS)
- Physical health and nursing services
- Behavioral therapy
- Audiological (hearing and balance)
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Specialized vision therapy
- Adapted physical education
- Vocational and rehabilitation therapy, career development, transitional services
- Community-based instruction
- Orientation and mobility
- Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) services
- Home hospital instruction
- Social skills training
- Organizational skills training
- Transportation services, including specialized equipment if necessary
- Paraprofessional aide support
- Behavioral training for teachers and staff
- Parent counseling and training
- Assistive technology
- Augmentative alternative communication (AAC)
- Recreation therapy
- Social work services or wellness recovery action plan (WRAP) services
- Extended school year (ESY)
We counsel parents regarding which services their child is entitled to under the law. Our lawyers can develop a comprehensive strategy to ensure your child is receiving the services he or she is entitled to, and if not, the steps we will take to change that.
A Confident, Knowledgeable Team Ready To Help You
The attorneys at Augustin Egelsee, LLP, are committed to providing legal advice to our clients and consider every child’s case to be unique. Special education law is complex; you may have many more questions that have not been addressed here. Please contact our team at Augustin Egelsee, LLP, by calling 714-602-1498.