Florida · special-needs funding & services
How Florida's education savings account / school-choice program works for students with disabilities: award amounts and eligible expenses like therapy, tutoring, and curriculum.
A growing number of states fund Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) or special-needs scholarships. For students with disabilities the awards are often much larger than general-education ones, and (this is what families miss) the money can frequently be spent on far more than private tuition: therapies (speech, OT, ABA), tutoring, curriculum, technology, even some evaluations.
Two things to check: (1) your child's eligibility (a diagnosis, IEP, or 504 often qualifies), and (2) your state's approved-expense list; that's where the real value is hiding.
A federal tax-credit scholarship program (ECCA) is also scheduled to begin in 2027 in participating states, which may add another funding layer.
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General information, not legal/financial advice. Program names, amounts, and eligibility change and vary, so always confirm with the official source linked above.