Any device, system, or method that improves the ability of a student with communication impairment to communicate effectively.

The period during which an instructional activity correlates with a student’s readiness to learn, and results in actual learning.

A program under the direction of PDE, in which school districts who provide medical related services to Medicaid-eligible students with disabilities as part of the students’ IEPs are reimbursed for a portion of their expenditures. For more information, contact your intermediate unit or www.leaderservices.com.

Within the context of this document, accessibility is the extent to which a student can gain access to print materials in a way that meets his or her needs at the time the materials are needed.

AIM are specialized formats of curricular content. These textbook or other core instructional materials may be rendered in braille, audio, digital, or enlarged print format.

AMPs are companies or agencies that create fully-accessible specialized, student-ready formats, including braille, enlarged print, audio, and digital formats.

Accommodations are adaptations to a task that do not change what is assessed and do not alter the difficulty level of the math- or reading-related components. Each accommodation is based on the specific needs of the student. Occasionally, an accommodation is implemented on a group basis.

A state law that allows for comprehensive drug and alcohol treatment information to be provided to the Juvenile Probation Office (JPO) and Office of Children and Youth (OCY) if certain conditions exist. Informed consent or a “good cause court order” must be provided, along with a court order showing adjudicated or alleged adjudicated status, to access this information. This act facilitates collaborative planning for families at risk of losing their children permanently, and overrides strict drug and alcohol confidentiality laws when invoked.

The Early Intervention Services System Act of 1990 that provides for early intervention services for eligible young children in Pennsylvania.

An Act to Provide Books for the Adult Blind is Public Law 89-522, often referred to as Pratt-Smoot Act of 1931. it established the Division for the Blind of the Library of Congress (now known as the National Library Service or NLS).