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The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex) provides resources and interactive features for increasing family awareness of disabilities and special education processes, with the goal of improving partnerships between schools and families.

Contact information:

Phone: 1-855-773-3839

Email: inquire@spedtex.org

Live Chat: www.spedtex.org

Connecting to Community Supports

Connecting to community supports is information for parents about the Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority (LIDDA). If your child has been identified with an intellectual disability or a developmental delay, one of the most important first steps is connecting with your LIDDA.

LIDDAs are the point of entry to certain publicly funded Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) services in Texas. Each LIDDA serves a specific region and is responsible for helping families access long-term supports that allow children and adults with IDD to live and thrive in their communities.

Texas Transition and Employment Guide

The Texas Transition and Employment Guide is a resource to assist educators and families with implementing quality transition services for students with disabilities.

Overview of Special Education for Parents

Special education is available because of a federal law called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which provides students with disabilities and their parents special legal rights to receive these individualized learning opportunities. This form is a summary of rights, required to be given to parents after a referral has been made.

Notice of Procedural Safeguards

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you and your child have legal protections during the evaluation and individualized education program (IEP) process. These protections are called Procedural Safeguards.

Parent's Guide to the ARD Process

This guide is designed to give you, as a parent of a child who is or may be eligible for special education services, a better understanding of the special education process and of your procedural rights and responsibilities so that you will be able to fully participate in the decision making process regarding your child's education.

SB 139 Notice to Families

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, also known as IDEA, is a federal law that gives eligible students with disabilities the right to receive special education services and assistance in school.

Dyslexia Handbook

The Texas Dyslexia Handbook is developed and adopted into administrative rule by the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE). The SBOE requires that each district and open-enrollment charter school implement the SBOE’s strategies for screening, individualized evaluation, and techniques for treating dyslexia and related disorders through its approved “Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders” [19 Texas Administrative Code 74.28]

The Dyslexia Handbook - Updated on August 9, 2024
Manual Sobre Dislexia (The Dyslexia Handbook - Spanish) - Updated on October 2, 2024
Dyslexia and Related Disorders: Information for Parents (New as of September 26, 2024)
Dyslexia and Related Disorders: Information for Parents (Spanish) (New as of October 3, 2024)

Compensatory Services

Compensatory services are used to help students make up for progress or skills they lost when their special education services were not provided.

Significant Disproportionality

The mission of the Texas Special Education Equity Initiative: Addressing Significant Disproportionality is to improve educational outcomes for all Texas students by combining cutting-edge research with high quality training and coaching around disproportionality.