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Special Services provides district-wide services for students with disabilities ages 3-21, including those with: deaf-blindness emotional disturbances mental retardation visual, auditory, orthopedic and other health impairments multiple disabilities autism learning disabilities and speech impairments. Students with visual and/or hearing impairments are served by the district from ages 0-3 years. Students with disabilities, ages 0-2 years, are served by Tarrant County Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECI-817/446-8000). Referrals for special services are made by school personnel, parents, doctors, community agencies and other appropriate individuals. The initial referral is reviewed by members of an Academic Support Committee (ASC) on each campus. The ASC, with supporting documentation and parental permission, may request a formal evaluation. The results are used by the ARD committee to determine the presence of a handicapping condition and if special services are needed. Related Services are provided to students determined by the ARD committee based on educational need and include: physical therapy occupational therapy speech therapy Adaptive Physical Education (APE) Transition Services counseling, including rehabilitation counseling orientation and mobility training special transportation music therapy vision services audiological services psychological services Parent Resource Guide One of the greatest challenges currently facing Texas in regard to the delivery of services for students with disabilities is access to resources on special education. The purpose of providing the Parent Resource Guide is to promote information and guidance to parents, district staff, and other interested stakeholders regarding special education. The following links list state- and or national-level resources that have been identified by the State and previously published in A Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Process, a companion document to the Notice of Procedural Safeguards. This is not an exhaustive list of resources available; but it will be updated periodically. The Notice of Procedural Safeguards: Rights of Parents of Students with Disabilities explains the specific rights and responsibilities of the parent in the special education process and is availble in several languages: Procedural Safeguards-Rights of Parents with Disabilities Medicaid and SHARS information for Parents (PowerPoint) Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process Guide to the ARD Process Guia para el Proceso de Admisión, Revisión Y Retiro ChildFind is an on-going process of identifying, locating and evaluating the needs of children age 0-21 month old and providing services to meet individual and unique needs. The early childhood screening process includes: brief background history vision and hearing screening speech and language screening developmental screening in the areas of motor, concepts and language Early childhood screenings for children ages 3-5 are scheduled approximately once a month at the District's Instructional Support Center, 3050 Timberline Drive, Grapevine,TX. For more information about the screening process, contact Shelly Talbert at 817/ 251-5488. If you have any questions about special services, please contact Melissa Mitchell, Coordinator of Special Services at 817/251-5532. Peggy Wheaton - Director of Special Services/Psychological Services 817/251-5530