Outline of the state of Maine
State
Maine
Addressed

Category
Adaptive Physical Education

Category
Adaptive Physical Education

State law addresses making PE inclusive, including adapted PE or accommodations when necessary.

Code of Maine Rules 05-071-101 Special Education Regulation

37. Special Education. Special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability, including instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in other settings; and instruction in physical education. Special education includes each of the following if the services otherwise meet the requirements of the first paragraph: speech-language pathology services, travel training, and vocational education. [34 CFR 300.39(a)] Special education does not include general education procedures that are a part of formal general education intervention as elsewhere referenced in these rules.

Policy Type
Regulation

Maine Revised Statutes 20-A 7001. Definitions

5. Special Education. “Special education” means specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities, as defined by the commissioner, including:

  • A. Instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions and in other settings; and

  • B. Instruction in physical education

Policy Type
Statute