Services

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), “related services" are a wide array of supportive services provided to children with disabilities to assist them in benefiting from special education. Specifically, the IDEA defines related services as transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services necessary for a child with a disability to benefit from special education. Each student's need for related services, like the need for special education, is determined by the student’s ARD committee as part of the individualized education program (IEP) process.  Related services include, but are not limited to:

• Audiology services

• School health services (including assistance with health-related needs during the school day, e.g., catheterization)

• Counseling services 

• Speech-language therapy* 

• Occupational therapy

• Transportation

• Orientation and mobility services

• Parent counseling and training

• Physical therapy

• Psychological services

*In Texas, speech-language therapy is considered an instructional service. This means it can be a stand-alone service as well as a supportive service.