Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C

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United States federal statute section early intervention program

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C is the section of U.S. federal law that governs early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C canonical	2
Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities	1
Education of the Handicapped Act Part H	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1109606 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C
Context triple: [Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants, legalBasis, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C]

A. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B is the section of U.S. federal special education law that governs how states and public schools must provide free appropriate public education and related services to children with disabilities ages 3–21.
B. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants are federal funds provided to support special education and related services for eligible children with disabilities in schools across the United States.
C. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is a federal agency that oversees programs and policies supporting special education and vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities in the United States.
D. Head Start program
The Head Start program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
E. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance and in federal employment.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C
Target entity description: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C is the section of U.S. federal law that governs early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.

A. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B is the section of U.S. federal special education law that governs how states and public schools must provide free appropriate public education and related services to children with disabilities ages 3–21.
B. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants are federal funds provided to support special education and related services for eligible children with disabilities in schools across the United States.
C. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is a federal agency that oversees programs and policies supporting special education and vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities in the United States.
D. Head Start program
The Head Start program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
E. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance and in federal employment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute section ⓘ early intervention program ⓘ
administeredBy	Office of Special Education Programs ⓘ linked to: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services U.S. Department of Education ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Education
ageRangeCovered	birth to age 3 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities ⓘ linked to: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C IDEA Part C ⓘ linked to: Part C
appliesTo	families of infants and toddlers with disabilities ⓘ infants with disabilities ⓘ toddlers with disabilities ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibilityDeterminedBy	state-established criteria within federal guidelines ⓘ
emphasizes	family-centered services ⓘ interagency coordination ⓘ
enactedAsPartOf	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1986 amendments ⓘ linked to: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
focusesOn	conditions with high probability of resulting in developmental delay ⓘ developmental delays ⓘ
fundingMechanism	federal grants to states ⓘ
governs	early intervention services ⓘ
legalAuthority	20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq. ⓘ
partOf	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ⓘ
predecessor	Education of the Handicapped Act Part H ⓘ linked to: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C
purpose	enhance the capacity of families to meet the needs of their infants and toddlers with disabilities ⓘ enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities ⓘ maximize the potential for individuals with disabilities to live independently ⓘ reduce educational costs by minimizing the need for special education ⓘ
regulationsCodifiedAt	34 C.F.R. Part 303 ⓘ
requires	Individualized Family Service Plan ⓘ child find system ⓘ comprehensive statewide early intervention system ⓘ procedural safeguards for families ⓘ public awareness program ⓘ service coordination ⓘ timely, comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation ⓘ transition planning to preschool or other services ⓘ
servicesDeliveredIn	natural environments ⓘ
servicesMayInclude	assistive technology services ⓘ audiology services ⓘ family training, counseling, and home visits ⓘ health services necessary for early intervention ⓘ occupational therapy ⓘ physical therapy ⓘ psychological services ⓘ social work services ⓘ special instruction ⓘ speech-language pathology services ⓘ vision services ⓘ
transitionAge	no later than age 3 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants → legalBasis → Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C ⓘ

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B → relatedTo → Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C ⓘ

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C → alsoKnownAs → Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities ⓘ

linked to: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C → predecessor → Education of the Handicapped Act Part H ⓘ