RULE 26

 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

511 IAC 7-26-1

In general

Sec. 1  In making a determination of eligibility for special education under this rule, a student shall not be determined to be a student with a disability if the key factor for such a determination is lack of instruction in reading or math or limited English proficiency, and the student does not otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this rule.

511 IAC 7-26-8

Learning disability

Sec. 8 (a)  Learning disability:

(1)  is characterized by severe specific deficits in perceptual, integrative, or expressive processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that adversely affect the student's educational performance;

(2)  includes conditions referred to, or previously referred to, as:

(A)  perceptual handicaps;

(B)  brain injury;

(C)  minimal brain dysfunction;

(D)  dyslexia; and

(E)  developmental aphasia;

(3)  may be manifested in disorders of:

(A)  listening;

(B)  thinking;

(C)  speaking;

(D)  reading;

(E)  writing;

(F)  spelling; or

(G)  arithmetic; and

(4)  does not include learning problems due primarily to:

(A)  visual;

(B)  hearing; or

(C)  motor disabilities;

(D)  mental or emotional disability; or

(E)  environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.

 

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