Services and Supports for Students with Traumatic Brain Injury: Survey of State Educational Agencies

Ann Glang; Deborah Ettel; Bonnie Todis; Wayne A. Gordon; Jennifer M. Oswald; Susan L. Vaughn; Susan H. Connors; Margaret Brown

doi:10.1080/09362835.2014.986612

Services and Supports for Students with Traumatic Brain Injury: Survey of State Educational Agencies

Ann Glang, Deborah Ettel, Bonnie Todis, Wayne A. Gordon, Jennifer M. Oswald, Susan L. Vaughn, Susan H. Connors, Margaret Brown

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Long-term follow-up studies conducted during the K–12 school years suggest that challenges related to childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) tend to persist or worsen over time. A 1999 survey of State Directors of Special Education revealed that most states had emerging initiatives for children with TBI and were expanding their capacity to serve this growing population. To determine whether significant changes in patterns of identification and service delivery had occurred, State Directors and brain injury consumer organizations were surveyed. Survey results show some improvement, but significant gaps remain. Most state education administrators perceive a gap between incidence of childhood TBI and identification of students with TBI to receive special education services. Recommendations for policy changes and research are provided.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-224
Number of pages	14
Journal	Exceptionality
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2014.986612
State	Published - 2 Oct 2015

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