FDDC 2022 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 4
ACCESS TO SERVICES
Advocacy and education led to Florida
changing exceptional student education
eligibility laws for children identified as
having a developmental delay.
Before these changes, children with
developmental delays in Florida could
only receive services “until Age 6.” Now,
these children will be able to receive
services “through Age 9 or completion of
Grade 2, whichever occurs first.”
This change in ESE eligibility
will help families in Florida
access services and earlier
intervention for more
children who have
developmental delays.
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F L O R I D A D E V E L O P M E N TA L D I S A B I L I T I E S C O U N C I L