Special Topic Area:
Participation of Students with Disabilities

State Web Sites for Participation Information

Notes: These links may not reflect changes on state Web sites after the date shown at the bottom of this page. Many of the files below will require Acrobat Reader.

If you can't find the information you are looking for from the listing below, you may look in the State's education agency Web site. Links to each state's education agency can be found at the Council of Chief State School Officers Web site at State Education Agencies.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California  (Word doc) 
Colorado See page 39
Connecticut See page 8
Delaware
Florida
Georgia   See page 105
Hawaii
Idaho See page 26
Illinois
Indiana See page 13
Iowa Under Guides, click “IAA Participation Guidelines for Educators (2007-2008 Revised)"
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland See page 2-1
Massachusetts (Word doc)
Michigan
Minnesota  Click on "Procedures Manual for Minnesota Assessments"
Mississippi See page 7
Missouri See page 2
Montana  On the drop down menu titled “Programs and Services of OPI” select “Special Education." Then scroll down and select “Accommodations for Participation in the Criterion-Referenced Test” under “Guides”
Nebraska  
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico See page 56
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota See page 36
Ohio See page 23
Oklahoma See page 2
Oregon   See page 31
Pennsylvania See page 9
Rhode Island See page 25
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee See page 3
Texas See page 59
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington See page 7
West Virginia Click on an appropriate link following "Download the Guidelines"
Wisconsin Scroll down to section titled “Students with Disabilities as Defined Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)”
Wyoming

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