Yes. The education program for all students in special education must be based on individual needs.^[1] Any student who meets the eligibility requirements for special education is entitled to the related services needed to help the child benefit from special education.^[2]

Special education law favors placement in general education classrooms whenever possible.^[3]. Students are thus entitled to receive supportive services that will enable them to access their education in a general education classroom environment.^[4] Students with disabilities who are not eligible for special education under the IDEA, but who qualified for services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973^[5] are also eligible for related aids and services designed to meet their individual educational needs.^[6]

1. 34 C.F.R. §300.39(a)[↩]
2. 34 C.F.R. § 300.17[↩]
3. 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(5)(A); 34 C.F.R. § 300.114(a)(2)(i)[↩]
4. Cal. Ed. Code § 56364.2 See Chapter 7, Information on Least Restrictive Environment.[↩]
5. See Chapter 16 Information on Section 504 and Disability-Based Discrimination[↩]
6. 34 C.F.R. § 104.4); Cal. Gov. Code § 11135[↩]