Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides federal funds to ensure that states provide free and appropriate public education (FAPE) to children with disabilities who require exceptional student education (ESE) and appropriate related services. The categories for ESE under IDEA are as follows:

1. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

2. Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH)

3. Developmentally Delayed (DD)

4. Dual-Sensory Impairment (DSI): Deaf-Blind

5. Emotional/Behavioral Disability (EBD)

6. Gifted

7. Homebound or Hospitalized (HH)

8. Intellectual Disability (ID)

9. Language Impairment (LI)

10. Other Health Impairment (OHI)

11. Orthopedic Impairment (OI)

12. Specific Learning Disability (SLD)

13. Speech Impairment (SI)

14. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

15. Visual Impairment (VI)

Source: https://www.fldoe.org/academics/exceptional-student-edu/ese-eligibility/