In Arkansas, students with special needs can be homeschooled.
Special Education services are available on a limited basis for homeschool students with special needs. Homeschool students are given the same consideration as private school students for special education services in Arkansas public schools. These students are all placed into a lottery for available services. Because of the number of students who are placed in the lottery, there is no guarantee of individual student services.
Homeschool students with special needs are required to take the Arkansas homeschool standardized tests. Each student with special needs who participates in the testing program is eligible for any or all modifications allowed by the test procedures. For more information, see our information on Arkansas Homeschool Standardized Testing.
Specific Special Needs Resources
NATHHAN (National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network) is a national organization of parents who homeschool their special needs children. They publish an Internet magazine called NATHHAN NEWS. You'll find a lot of helpful information on their web site.
Check out HSLDA's Special Needs section of their web site. Don't miss their tabs and links! There is a lot of good, foundational information here.
Also, the Special Needs web pages of NHEN (National Home Education Network) has some useful information, including articles, web sites, message boards, suggested books, and frequently asked questions. They have sections listed on the right-hand side of the page that are specific to each special need.
LifeWay Bookstores also has a Homeschool Special Needs area on their web site. There are many articles including these below (and more):