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Category Archives: Deafness
22. And Off He Went … To College!
We had survived middle school relatively unscathed. He had those fresh out of college teachers who were excited about their profession and so eager to teach. My son really benefited from being there. He entered high school continuing on with … Continue reading
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21. It’s More Than a Job … It’s Who I Am
After my sons’ return to his neighborhood school and being provided the supports he needed in the regular education environment, (Supplementary Aids and Services) he flourished. He was excelling academically and socially. He was nominated by his school principal for … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Deafness, Disability, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, Parent Involvement, Public School, Special Education
Tagged Advocacy, dads, disabilities, florida, hearing impairment, IEP, Inclusion, Middle school, moms, parent involvement, Public School, special education
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18. Persistence, Interpretation and Acronyms!
I had made some changes in policy and services in my community applying things I had read and learned from others. My son had settled in and all the other children with hearing impairments had been placed in age and grade … Continue reading
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Tagged ADHD, Advocacy, Deafness, father to father, florida, hearing impairment, High school, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, parent involvement, Public School, special education, special education parents moms dads children disability disabilities florida central
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16. OCR Investigation Is Complete. Back to The Neighborhood School!
The day finally arrived when I went to the mailbox and peered inside to find a fat letter with a return address from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in Atlanta, Georgia. I opened it and began to read. OCR … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Deafness, Disability, Emotion, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, OCR Complaint, Parent Involvement, Public School
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14. Pamphlets, Resources, Parents and a Computer Guru!
Still no word from OCR and the school year had come to a close. My son returned home and went off to summer school but with an extra five hours a day minus bus time to spend and was back … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Deafness, disability, Emotion, father to father, florida, hearing impairment, IEPs, Inclusion, Office of Civil Rights Complaint, parent advocacy, parent involvement, Public School, special education, State Complaint
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11. Learning More About Section 504
The next attempt at advocating for my son was to look at basic civil rights law. I read about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and how it was an equal access law (http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/faqs.html). It was a comparison between children … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Deafness, disability, Emotion, father to father, florida, hearing impairment, IEPs, Inclusion, Office of Civil Rights Complaint, parent advocacy, parent involvement, Public School, special education, State Complaint, Support group
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10. Giving In Was Not An Option.
Finally in the mail a response to the complaint. I had prevailed on the Least Restrictive Environment issue. (http://nichcy.org/schoolage/iep/iepcontents/participation) As a result my son began moving out of the self-contained classroom and back into the regular education classrooms for portions … Continue reading
9. Father to Father Support is Born
Our continued pressure on the School Board had drawn the attention of the local media and several articles had appeared in our local newspaper. The public disclosure brought out support from our community in trying to bring our children back. … Continue reading
6. Welcome to Grassroots Parent Advocacy
When I walked into the IEP meeting, the first thing I noticed was that there were some new people in attendance. One identified herself as the Special Education Director who was there representing the school board. (http://nichcy.org/schoolage/iep/team/representative) There seemed to … Continue reading
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5. Third Grade
My son was doing well as he entered into the third grade. He was an accepted part of hisclass, school and community. Yes he was the only student with hearing loss but he could read lips and with his residual … Continue reading
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