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Tag Archives: Education
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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49. Transition, the Natural Progression Toward Independence
The transition process does not just happen the last year of school, I believe it begins at birth. It is what we as parents naturally do when teaching our children to take care of themselves, and that learning process continues … Continue reading
Posted in Independence, Self-Advocacy, Special Education, Transition
Tagged children, disability, Education, Self-Advocacy, transition
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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
44. Focus on the Positive
I recently posted a story written by a father about his daughter on the Florida Fathers Network page. Of several comments I received, one stood out to me. It reflected that we all need to hear more about positive things … Continue reading
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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34 Parents Have Impact at the Local Level!
Where does a parents’ voice for change have the greatest impact? Washington? No. The State Capital? No. The answer lies in the community in which you live. The local elected officials that represent you is the answer, your local school … Continue reading
Posted in 504, ADA, Advocacy, Disability, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IDEA Information, Inclusion, Parent Involvement, Public School, School Board, Special Education
Tagged Advocacy, disability, Education, florida, Inclusion, parent advocacy, parent involvement, Public School, special education
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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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29. Disability Rights, Culture and the Disability Community
What is disability culture? It is interesting to note the overall willingness of the disability community, which includes individuals with disabilities and their families, to initially embrace any and all regardless of the type of disability. Once indoctrinated however there … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Dads, Disability, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, Inclusion, Parent Involvement, Self Determination, Special Education
Tagged Advocacy, dads, disability, Education, Education reform, florida, IEPs, Inclusion, parent involvement, Self Determination
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24. On Site Information, Resources, Training and Support
It was now time to set the plan in motion. Initially we met monthly throughout the school year. I selected three staff we called PEERs, Parent Educator Exception Resources, from the pool of the training teams. Two of those PEERs were … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, IDEA Information, IEPs, IFSP, Parent Involvement, Parents Training Parents, Public School, Special Education
Tagged Education, florida, Individualized Education Program, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Parent, parent advocacy, parent involvement, special education
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8. Denial of Least Restrictive Environment
My first attempt at filing a state complaint was to try to find a way to get my son returned to his neighborhood school. (http://nichcy.org/schoolage/disputes/statecomplaint#summary) His placement in the special school program was in a self-contained classroom. When he finally … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Disability, Emotion, IEPs, Inclusion, Parent Involvement, Procedural Safeguards, Public School
Tagged Board of education, Complaint, dads, Education, florida, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, LRE, moms, parents, procedural safeguards, School District, special education, State Complaint
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