Distance Learning and Children with Special Health Care Needs/Disabilities

Family Voices of California (FVCA) wants to know about the challenges to education and services provided through schools that families of children with special health care needs and disabilities are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. FVCA is hosting a virtual Health Summit in the fall and has added a breakout addressing these issues. Please share your experiences related to your child’s education over the past months, and how you see your experiences changing the fall semester and beyond to help us create a breakout that is useful for California families. Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey!

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* 1. If your child is enrolled at a school that is online in the fall, please put a check next to ALL of the following concerns that are important to you and your family.

Engagement challenges/academics

Logistical challenges (e.g., food, work, time, technology access)

Mental health challenges – either for you or your children

Service provision

Socialization

Other (please specify)

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* 2. If your child's school will be in-person in the fall, either full-time or through an in-person/online combination, do you plan on having them attend?

Yes

Only under special circumstances (e.g., if in-person classes were only held for kids with individualized education plans [IEPs])

We're not sure yet

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* 3. Please share any issues you've had accessing technology for distance learning (devices, internet, etc.).

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* 4. What was your child’s distance learning experience like in the spring semester when stay-at-home orders began?

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* 5. How did distance learning impact your family routines? How do you think this will change in the fall semester?

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* 6. How well were you as a parent(s) able to manage supporting your child through distance learning?

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* 7. Has your mental health been affected by the changes in your child's schooling routine? If so, please explain here.

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* 8. Can you give specific examples of successful strategies that you have used to support your child during this time?

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* 9. How were your child’s IEP goals affected by distance learning?

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* 10. How did online schooling impact the services your child receives? Can you give specific examples of changes to your child’s services (e.g., Individualized Education Plan (IEP), Section 504, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, resource, etc.) as a result of the pandemic?

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* 11. If your child’s services were affected by online learning, how did it affect your child? How did it affect your family? Please be specific.

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* 12. Is there anything else that you feel would be helpful for Family Voices of CA to know?

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* 13. If you're interested in attending the Family Voices Health Summit session in the fall (dates TBD), please share your contact information below. The Health Summit will include sessions on education and distance learning, dental care, durable medical equipment, telehealth, California Children's Services (CCS), and Regional Center services, and more.

Name

City/Town

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ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address