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Sullivan, Jiwon Kim, Elizabeth L. Shaver,  \nShay Williams, Tessa Walker, & Meg Olson  \n[Image description: Masculinepresenting Black child on black chalkboard background, with a lightbulb and question marks.]  \nIntersections of Homelessness and Disability among K12 Students  \nThere are a range of policies and systems to support learners who benefit from specialized or supplemental services and supports to promote their educational access and participation. Two groups for whom there has long been concern for the educational challenges associated with lack of access are disabled students and those who experience housing insecurity.  \nKEY TERMS  \nFood insecurity: “   the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways” (U.S. Department of Agriculture, What is Food Security? section, 2022) .  \nHousing insecurity: This is a general term that encompasses inaccessibility or unaffordability (e.g. , difficulty paying rent or utilities), safety, quality, insecurity, and loss of housing (eviction), and includes various types of homelessness, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) definition of four types of homelessness: (1) literally homeless; (2) imminent risk of homelessness (e.g. , facing legal eviction within 14 days),(3)  \nhomeless under other federal statutes (e.g. , the Runaway & Homeless Youth Act), or (4) fleeing/ attempting to flee domestic violence; as well as the McKinney-Vento definition of student homelessness as lacking “a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” including living in temporary shared housing due to loss of housing or lack of funds, or emergency or transitional shelters, motels,  campgrounds, trailer parks, vehicles, public spaces or abandoned buildings and other places not designed for “regular sleeping accommodations,” and migratory children (42 U.S.C. § 11434a[2]) .  \nEnsuring all eligible students are provided with full educational access and effective supports is critical to strengthen their safety, wellbeing, and development. Federal laws—along with resulting state and local policies, programs, and services—provide for programming and resources to support disabled and homeless students, respectively, but efforts can be siloed. This can be especially problematic for the many individuals who experience both disability and housing insecurity. This Equity by Design brief summarizes the policy, research, and applied dimensions of the intersections of student disability and homelessness.  \nEducational Policy Context for Educational Supports for Homeless Youth with Disabilities  \nMultiple federal policies provide rights and programs for P12 students who experience homelessness or disability. These policies also stipulate participating school systems’obligations to students.  \nMcKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act  \nThe McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is the primary federal legislation addressing student homelessness, most recently reauthorized in 2015 as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq. , 2015) to ensure homeless students’ access to free, appropriate public education and reduce the detrimental effects of school mobility. McKinney-Vento  \n- 1-  \nguarantees educational access to eligible students, including providing for their rights to (a) immediate school enrollment even when lacking required documentation,(b) participation in all school activities even when lacking uniforms or supplies, and (c) continued enrollment and transportation after moving to a new location in order to support school stability. McKinney-Vento also addresses privacy protections, due process, and transition supports to prepare homeless students for postsecondary education, and prohi","cbCaioFjQZazeTqw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioFjQZazeTqw","pdf",2838709,"English","# Key terms\n## Food insecurity\n## Housing insecurity\n# Educational policy context\n## McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act\n## Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Section 504 (ADA)\n## Local education agency obligations","[{\"question\":\"What intersection is discussed in the brief?\",\"answer\":\"The brief examines the intersection of homelessness and disability among K12 students and the resulting educational access challenges when both conditions occur together.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the brief define food insecurity and housing insecurity?\",\"answer\":\"Food insecurity is defined as limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited ability to acquire acceptable foods. 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