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Last Modified: 09/15/2026

Early Intervention and Education Guidelines and Requirements

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

• Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C of IDEA) Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center) Part C Information Page
• Center for Parent Information and Resources/ National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
  • NICHCY IDEA 2004: Provides an overview of the entire law
  • NICHCY Related Services: Provides valuable information about IDEA's coverage of related services for children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, such as monitoring of hearing devices, use of amplification systems in the classrooms, etc.
• *Español: Centro Nacional de Diseminación de Información para Niños con Discapacidades, IDEA 2004

Early Intervention Best Practice Guidelines and Information

• Alexander Graham Bell Early Intervention Best Practice Model
• Report and Recommendations of 2004 National Consensus Conference on Effective Educational and Health Care Intervention for Infants and Young Children with Hearing Loss [PDF]

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