SESA provides consultation and training to support the unique educational needs of individuals and the Alaskan communities that serve them.

Multiple Disabilities

ELIGIBILITY FOR SESA'S MULTIPLE DISABILITIES SERVICES:
The Multiple Disabilites Program serves students in the following state disability categories: (For the specific requirements of each, view the Evaluation and Eligibility Section of the State Special Education Handbook.)

  • Moderate or Severe Mental Retardation
  • Orthopedic Impairment
  • Multiple Disabilities
  • Other Health Impairment
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Preschool Developmental Delay

SERVICES PROVIDED BY MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
Assistance to districts in the rural and remote portions of the state is provided both on and off site. For example:

Staff training through on-site and regional in-services related to best practices for educating students with moderate and severe disabilities addresses such issues as:

  • Functional Age Appropriate Curriculum
  • Inclusionary Strategies
  • Positive Behavior Supports
  • Community Based Instruction
  • Integrating Related Services
  • Transition Planning
  • Parental Involvement
  • Use of Assistive Technology Tools

Assistance to districts in development and implementation of instructional
programs

  • Assistance to districts in the development of appropriate educational programs
  • Conducting Ecological Inventories
  • Identifying Instructional Strategies
  • Selecting Instructional Materials
  • Selecting and Using Appropriate Assistive Technology Tools

Assistance to district in securing information, equipment and resources
through the use of the agency lending library, assistive technology lending
library and other available resources

Assistance to districts with inter-agency and cross-district networking