What related services are available for a student with special education eligibility?

Adapted Physical Education
Adapted Physical Education is a diversified program of developmental gross motor activities, games, sports, and rhythms. This program is designed to be suited to the interests, capacities and limitations of students with disabilities. It is for children who may not safely and/or successfully engage in unrestricted participation in the vigorous activities of the general physical education program, modified general physical education program or in a specially designed physical education program in a special day program.  more>

Assistive Technology Program
The Assistive Technology Program provides equitable access to learning for students with disabilities through the provision of specialized equipment and services designed to maximize functional independence in all LAUSD classrooms.

All AT Program staff members are certificated by California State University, Northridge through the Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program (ATACP). Multidisciplinary teams comprised of these general and special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists provide support to school site staff within each discipline in identifying appropriate assistive technology devices and/or services for their students with disabilities.  more>

Audiological Resource
The Audiological Resource Unit (ARU) provides a completed audiologic evaluation by an Educational Audiologist for any child from birth-22 years of age. District schools refer students to the ARU that they suspect may have a hearing loss either by a failed audiometric screening or a teacher or parent concerns. Additionally, the Educational Audiologists are part of the team for assess students with suspected Central Auditory processing Disorder.

The Educational Audiologists also provide DIS services to Special Day Program students’ receiving Deaf and Hard of Hearing services; they provide consultative services to students receiving DHH Itinerant Services; and provide support services and professional development regarding the use of residual hearing and amplification systems to Special Day Programs, Itinerant and General Education teachers, school staff and parents.

Physical and Occupational Therapies
School Physical Therapy support service to a student's educational program. School physical therapy assesses and addresses following areas: posture, balance, strength, coordination, mobility; and gross motor skills. School physical therapy may involve adaptation of task or the environment, and consist of a combination of direct intervention, consultation, monitoring.

Speech & Language
School-based Speech Therapy supports the educational program for students who have a disorder in communication involving articulation, language, fluency and/or voice. Speech and Language Therapists work as members of a multidisciplinary team that serves children school wide in the development of communication and language skills needed for school success.