Natural environment
Title I — IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, OR DEAFDISABLED › Subtitle B — Improving the Effectiveness of Early Intervention for Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafdisabled Infants and Toddlers and Their Families
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Section 632(4)(G) (20 U.S.C. 1432(4)(G)) is amended to read as follows: (G) to the maximum extent appropriate, are provided in natural environments— (i) including the home, and community settings in which children without disabilities participate; and (ii) which for infants and toddlers with sensory disabilities, particularly deafness, blindness, or deafblindness, shall include— (I) specialized schools, centers, and other programs where the child’s language, including American Sign Language and written language with or without speech therapy, is the primary language and mode of communication; or (II) any school, center or other program or environment where services meeting the unique needs of infants and toddlers with sensory disabilities are available; and.