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Tag Archives: Inclusion
25. Sometimes Parents Feel Excluded Too!
Over a prolonged period of time the relationship between schools and parents of children with disabilities has become adversarial. I believe this continues because some parents pass along the negative history they experienced to others, convincing them the only way to … Continue reading
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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19. They Called me … The Kid
I was beginning to become recognized as a resource for all parents of children with disabilities. In my interactions with parents I learned about a wide variety of disabilities and how they impacted children’s access to an education. ( Specific … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Charter School, Disability, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, Parent Involvement, Procedural Safeguards, Public School, Special Education
Tagged Advocacy, disability, florida, Hearing (law), IEPs, Inclusion, Lawsuit, Least Restrictive Environment, Office of Civil Rights Complaint, procedural safeguards, 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
Posted in Advocacy, Behavior Plan, Deafness, Disability, Emotion, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, Parent Involvement, Public School, Special Education
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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17. Reflections of the ESE Policeman!
I soon realized that we as parents had no established vehicle to participate in the decision making process on a district t or even site based level. I read about the passage of Goals 2000. (GOALS 2000 – Educate America) … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Disability, Emotion, Evaluation, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, OCR Complaint, Parent Involvement, Procedural Safeguards, Public School, Special Education
Tagged Complaint, Education reform, father to father, florida, Inclusion, NICHCY, OCR, parent involvement, special education
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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
Tagged Advocacy, Deafness, father to father, hearing impairment, IEPs, Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment, Office of Civil Rights Complaint, parent advocacy, parent involvement, special education parents moms dads children disability disabilities florida central
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15. Committed to Sharing Information and Resources
I returned home with renewed purpose empowered with all this new information and now a job to provide it to other parents. I also had the new tools of the computer and internet and email. I surfed the web reading … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Disability, IEPs, Inclusion, OCR Complaint, Parent Involvement, Public School, Special Education
Tagged Advocacy, father to father, florida, hearing impairment, IEP, Inclusion, Office of Civil Rights Complaint, parent advocacy, parent involvement, Public School, special education, Support group
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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
Posted in Advocacy, Deafness, Disability, Emotion, IEPs, Inclusion, OCR Complaint, Parent Involvement, Public School, Special Education
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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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
