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Category Archives: IDEA
48. Let’s Go To Court? Not If I Can Help It.
There is only one type of individual that OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs) has discouraged from attending an IEP meeting and that is an attorney. While school attorneys are not expressly forbidden from attending IEP meetings, they are strongly … Continue reading
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45. Rebooting Our Systems after Breaks
It’s now October and the school year is well underway. I hope all you parents out there used this past summer as a time to rest and recharge your batteries as much as possible. I am sitting here thinking of the … Continue reading
42. Never-Ending with No Closure Ever
Many years ago I entered into this disability advocacy field thinking I could have everything in control within five years. Yes, I mean everything. As you may have guessed, I couldn’t have been more wrong . I didn’t really grasp … Continue reading
41. Parents as an Untapped Resource
Parents have a vested interest to assure the success of their children with disabilities. Asking for Help and Support Better outcomes can be achieved by employing parents to provide parent services within educational systems. The most effective practice in the … Continue reading
Posted in IDEA, Parent Involvement, Parents Training Parents
Tagged Advocacy, Parent, parent involvement, special education
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40. Trust Given Is So Hard To Get Back Once Lost.
Trust given is so hard to get back once lost. In the beginning, with blind trust in the professionals working with our child, there was never a need for conflict because there was an assumption that whatever was being done … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Dads, Disability, Early Intervention, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IDEA, IDEA Information, IEPs, IFSP, Parent Involvement, Parents Training Parents, Public School, Special Education
Tagged Advocacy, dads, disabilities, Education, IDEA, IEPs, parent advocacy, parent involvement, Public School, special education
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39. Understanding Chain of Command, Structure and Written Policy
Often parents will experience frustration because they have identified a problem, carefully documented the course of events, and then failed to achieve resolution because they sought enforcement from the wrong person or agencies. It is important understand what policies or … Continue reading
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38. Advocating For Full Inclusion
Naturally occurring supports and services in school, neighborhood, and community are something we use every day in life and the greatest reason for advocating for full inclusion. For most of us being included is a right but for some individuals with … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Dads, Disability, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IDEA, IDEA Information, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, Parent Involvement, Public School, Special Education
Tagged Advocacy, Civil rights movement, dads, disabilities, florida, IDEA, IEPs, Inclusion, parent advocacy, parent involvement, Public School, special education
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37. Feeling the Power of Knowledge
Self-advocacy and self-empowerment begin once we start to acquire information. What happens when finally we find the information lifeline and the light bulb of understanding becomes lit? I have shared, previously, the frustration I felt when I did not have access … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, disability, florida, IDEA, IEPs, Inclusion, parent advocacy, parent involvement, procedural safeguards, Public School, special education
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13. Off to My First Conference
As I patiently awaited the final ruling regarding the transportation issue, http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/library/transguide.pdf I continued to network and learn. The closest established resource was Parent to Parent of Miami and I joined them and was receiving their newsletter, (http://www.ptopmiami.org/) which listed some … Continue reading
