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Lifestyle > Relationships
Navigating Sexual Health for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
Most sex education programs weren't designed...mind. Schools teach consent as a simple yes-or-no...use AAC? What does consent look like when I need...What Accessible Sex Education Looks Like. Accessible...Like. Accessible sex education starts with the reality...Communication beyond verbal consent. Teaching how to recognize...desires, and how consent works when communication...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide
Adapted Physical Education (APE) isn't a...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), required...general physical education. Schools don't...Adapted Physical Education Is. APE is specially...designed physical education instruction that...services in special education carry specific...meeting and parental consent. When a Child...general physical education, including: Physical...
Legal > Healthcare
Healthcare Decision-Making Rights: From Consent to Guardianship Alternatives
...the transition coordinator just handed you guardianship paperwork. The pediatrician mentioned you'll lose access to medical records. The special education director suggested you "get that filed before graduation." Everyone's treating guardianship as the default, and you're starting to worry you've waited...
Education > Early Intervention
What to Expect During Your Child's Early Intervention Evaluation
You've made the call. You've given consent. Now the evaluation is scheduled, and you're wondering what happens on that day. Who shows up at your door? What will they ask? How long does it take?...
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
Sexuality Education for People with Disabilities: Why It Matters and Where to Find It
...same access to education that helps them...them understand consent, recognize healthy...taught what consent looks like or...Why Sexuality Education Matters. Sexuality...Matters. Sexuality education for people with...all contexts. Education that covers consent,...that covers consent, body autonomy,...prevention, sexuality education supports people...pressure. Starting education before puberty...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
The IEP Process from Start to Finish: A First-Time Parent's Guide
...Someone refers your child for a special education evaluation. That someone can be you,...principal or director of special education with a clear statement that you're...requesting an evaluation for special education services. The school must respond...you agree. You must give written consent before the evaluation can begin....
Legal > Advocacy
When Your Child's School Breaks the Rules: A Parent's Guide to Filing Complaints
...filed with your state's department of education when a school district has violated...school district has violated special education law or procedure. This is the right...Implementing an IEP without parent consent Refusing to provide services listed...changes Denying parents access to educational records The state investigates...
Health > Treatment
Shock Therapy: Treatment or Torture?
...evidence in a lawsuit against the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Massachusetts. The video shows several...Center in Massachusetts. The video shows several educational personnel pinning this teenager to a mat and...shock," these treatments are administered under the consent of the individual's parents, but these parents...
News > Education
A Federal Judge Just Ended 11 Years of Special Education Oversight in New Orleans. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...terminated the consent decree governing...schools' special education programs on March...supervision. The consent decree stemmed...system. The 2015 consent decree required...federal special education requirements and...demonstrates how federal consent decrees terminate...supervision or consent decree. Charter-heavy...unique special education enforcement challenges....
News > Education
Nebraska Rejected a Bill That Would Have Given Parents More Power Over Their Child's IEP. Here's What Families Should Know About Their Rights.
...parental consent before making...Individualized Education Program....made by educational experts...special education students"...and expand consent requirements...expanding consent requirements...Disabilities Education Act. What...Must Get Consent For. Under...written consent at specific...but actual consent. You must...You must consent before the...You must consent before...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Write Effective IEP Goals for Inclusive Education
...pulled out of the general education classroom to work on them....Effective IEP goals for inclusive education support your child's participation...goals that support inclusive education address three areas: how your...with grade-level academic content, and how they interact with...child engages with the same content as their classmates, with...
Education > Tutoring
ADHD: When Your Child Needs a Tutor vs an Executive Functioning Coach
...support that addresses it. The Core Distinction: Content vs. Process. A tutor teaches academic content....content vs. Process. A tutor teaches academic content. An executive functioning coach teaches the systems...Math skill building Test preparation for specific content areas EF coaches address: Task initiation:...