A student, ages three through 22, having one or more of the following 13 Federally-defined disabling conditions that adversely affect his or her educational performance may be eligible to receive special education services: 

• Autism
• Deaf-blindness
• Deafness
• Hearing impairment,(Hard of Hearing)
• Intellectual Disability (Formerly MR)
• Multiple disabilities
• Orthopedic impairment
• Other health impairment
• Serious emotional disturbance
• Specific learning disability
• Speech or language impairment
• Traumatic brain injury
• Visual impairment

Eligibility is determined through an assessment process that identifies one or more impairments that prevent a student from achieving at his/her potential. A student may be performing significantly below the District's standards and additional interventions may be necessary for the student to maximize access to the educational program.