Special Education Law and Advocacy
“We adopted our son from another country three years ago. He is now nine years old, in the 3rd grade. He did not speak English when he arrived in this Continue Reading →
In my state, it is illegal to record people without their permission. Is there an exception for students with disabilities who need to record class lectures for education purposes? Many students Continue Reading →
“My 11 year-old daughter is blind and language impaired. She has been in a public school for the blind. As part of her triennial re-evaluation, the team insists on doing Continue Reading →
Gina-Marie writes – Help! My son with LD and an IEP is graduating from high school and I understand he will lose his IEP. Will he have a 504 now Continue Reading →
I have a student with a sleep disorder and emotional issues. How do the compulsory attendance laws and a student with special education needs intertwine? Good question. All states have Continue Reading →
Problem: All too often, the child’s doctor or therapist will nod sympathetically when the parent describes the difficulties encountered attempting to get the child the support he or she needs Continue Reading →
Our daughter has Section 504 accommodations that include keyboarding for written work longer than 1-2 sentences. The school says she can not use this accommodation in an AP course, because Continue Reading →
My daughter’s evaluation results said, she “may experience difficulty in retrieving phonological information from long-term or permanent memory, as well as difficulty executing a sequence of operations quickly and repeatedly.” Continue Reading →
I’ve been writing my column, Doing Your Homework, for many years. Parents and teachers ask questions. Sometimes they don’t agree with my answers. Often, they aren’t willing to do the Continue Reading →
My son had a substitute teacher for four weeks. She didn’t know what accommodations he required in class. She said she never saw his IEP. Shouldn’t a substitute have access Continue Reading →
