Special Education Law and Advocacy
Article on the wrong way and right way to evaluate a child for a disability is available on Special-Ism.com website at this URL: http://special-ism.com/evaluating-a-child-for-disability-the-wrong-way-and-the-right-way/
On January 6, 2011, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law one of the toughest anti-bullying civil rights laws in the United States. Ā As with most laws, the creation of the law was the easy part. Ā The difficult part is the enforcement. Ā Most states have anti-bullying laws (some, like New Jersey apply to cyberbullying) […]
Iām shocked. It takes a lot to shock me these days, but I am admittedly shocked. My alarm has been set off by numerous recent studies into the ācauseā of Autism. Iām not alarmed purely because of the research, but rather what it may implicate and the resulting frightening thoughts of how we, as a […]
For those of you who are new to education law or are in a battle with your school district to make sure your disabled student is getting a “Free Appropriate Public Education”, you may have heard the term “FERPA” or been told to send a “FERPA letter“.Ā And you’re probably wondering “What the heck is […]
Evaluations of your disabled child are critical to your child’s success in school and life.Ā If done properly, they can provide insights into services, therapies and accommodations that your child needs to access a “free appropriate public education” or FAPE.Ā But if not done properly, it can prevent your child from ever getting a proper […]
You remember at the dinner table (perhaps most notably the Thanksgiving Dinner table) when you would ask someone to pass something along?Ā Maybe it was the stuffing bowl; maybe it was the cranberry sauce; maybe it was the dinner rolls; or maybe it was the fruit cake (OK, I know it wasn’t the fruit cake […]
[Appeared previously on Special Education Advisor blog] Probably the most frustrating part of being the parent of a child with a different ability[1] is the response from the very organization you hoped you could trust the most to do right by your child ā your school district.Ā After all, teachers and administrators are trained to […]
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