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Tag Archives: disabilities
50. Exploring the World of Eligibility after Entitlement
Exploring the world of eligibility after entitlement, a place where only the tenacious excel. I recently helped a friend with a disability apply for adult services. What a rude awakening to a whole other process. There is no lever of … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Independence
Tagged Advocacy, disabilities, Education, services, transition
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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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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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36. The Instant Gratification of Information
With the access to the World Wide Web and all the information that comes with it one would think that parents would be able to find what they need. It is interesting to note the contrast coming from the perspective … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Dads, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IDEA Information, Inclusion, Parent Involvement, Parents Training Parents, Public School, Special Education
Tagged Advocacy, disabilities, disability, florida, IDEA, IEPs, parent advocacy, parent involvement, parents, Public School, special education
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33. Invisible Disabilities
Perhaps one of the hardest things to get the public, general educators and, in some instances, parents to understand and accept are the disabilities that are not obvious. Statistically ten percent of the population has an invisible disability. (What Are Invisible Disabilities?) These invisible disabilities … Continue reading
32. Letting Go. The Right to Independence.
Along with successes come mistakes, for that is how we learn. It is difficult to understand good unless you have experienced bad, right without wrong. This never happens with isolation and segregation that restricts and limits exposure to life. It … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Dads, Disability, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IDEA Information, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, Parent Involvement, Public School, Self Determination, Special Education
Tagged dads, disabilities, Education, florida, IEPs, Inclusion, parent advocacy, parent involvement, parents, Public School, special education
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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
Posted in Advocacy, Deafness, Disability, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, Parent Involvement, Public School, Special Education, Vocational Rehab
Tagged dads, Deafness, disabilities, florida, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, parent advocacy, parents, Self-Advocacy, special education
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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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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
7. Finding a Lifeline
We began to meet as a small parent group and look at what options were available to us. We asked to be placed on the School Board agenda and went before our elected officials to state our case. (http://mn.gov/mnddc/pipm/makingyourcase/index.html) I … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Disability, Emotion, IEPs, Inclusion, Procedural Safeguards, Public School
Tagged children, dads, Deafness, disabilities, florida, IEPs, Inclusion, moms, procedural safeguards, special education
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