TRANSITION GUIDE

A TRANSITION GUIDE TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT FOR STUDENTS AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA),
as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C.6301 et Seq.)
ALTERNATE DIPLOMA [ESEA Title VIII, Sec. 8101(25)]
Alternate diploma means a diploma for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, as defined by
the State, who are assessed with a State’s alternate assessment aligned to alternate academic achievement
standards under section 1111(b)(2)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and is—
(i) Standards-based;
(ii) Aligned with the State’s requirements for a regular high school diploma; and
(iii) Obtained within the time period for which the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate
public education under section 612(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
CHILD WITH A DISABILITY
IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘child with a disability’’ means a child—
[20 U.S.C. Sec. 1401(3)(A)]
(A) with intellectual disabilities, hearing impairments (including deafness), speech or language
impairments, visual impairments (including blindness), serious emotional disturbance (referred
to in this title as ‘‘emotional disturbance’’), orthopedic impairments, autism, traumatic brain
injury, other health impairments, or specific learning disabilities; and
(B) who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services.
COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAM [29 U.S.C. Sec. 705(4)]
Community Rehabilitation Program means a program that provides directly or facilitates the provision of
vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, and that provides, singly or in
combination, for an individual with a disability to enable the individual to maximize opportunities for
employment, including career advancement:
(A) medical, psychiatric, psychological, social, and vocational services that are provided under one
management;
(B) testing, fitting, or training in the use of prosthetic and orthotic devices;
(C) recreational therapy;
(D) physical and occupational therapy;
(E) speech, language, and hearing therapy;
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