Special education at Bellefonte Area School District provides a compilation of services designed to meet needs of students who have disabilities. There are 13 disability categories that students can have – including a combination of those – and receive service based on their disability area to accommodate that while they’re in public school.

The 13 disability categories are:

• autism
• deaf and blindness
• deafness
• emotional disturbance
• hearing impairment
• intellectual disability
• multiple disabilities
• orthopedic impairment
• other health impairment
• specific learning disability
• speech or language impairment
• traumatic brain injury
• visual impairment, including blindness

To visit the special education website, visit this link: https://www.basd.net/domain/21.

In this section, you may learn more about the program through information from the district's special education director, features, the team, a photo gallery and more:

• Q&A with Gina MacFalls
•  Professional learning
  • Safety-Care
  • ICAN Talk Clinic
• Features
• In the news
• The team
• Photos