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Three School Employees Were Arrested for Abusing Children with Disabilities in a Special Education Classroom. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...Civil Rights opened an investigation into alleged IEP implementation failures and retaliation at the...Rights opened an investigation into alleged IEP implementation failures and retaliation at the same school. This...alleging that staff failed to implement her child's IEP and retaliated after...
Education > Accommodations
What to Do When Your Child's Teacher Isn't Implementing IEP Accommodations
Your child has an IEP. The accommodations...of the most common implementation gaps, stemming from...disconnect between the IEP as a legal document...document and the IEP as a set of practices...the legal reality: IEP accommodations are...that process. Verify Implementation First. Before escalating,...accommodation, or that implementation is happening inconsistently...
News > Education
IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs
...three letters: IEP. An Individualized...services through an IEP. That's 15% of...team. What Is an IEP? An Individualized...education (FAPE). The IEP is the roadmap...a reality. The IEP process has four...state criteria IEP development: creating...with your input Implementation: delivering the...Eligible for an IEP? To qualify for...qualify for an IEP, your child must...
News > Advocacy
Three States Just Sued the Education Department Over Canceled Special Ed Grants. Here's What IEP Families Need to Do Now.
...Fund. State Personnel Development Grants pay for the training that makes IEP implementation work. When your child's speech therapist attends a training...State Personnel Development Grants pay for the training that makes IEP implementation work. When your child's speech therapist attends a training on implementing...
Education > Special Education
A Senate Panel Will Vote in July to Block the Transfer of Special Education to HHS. Here's What IEP Families Need to Do Now.
...management of special education programs to HHS. OSEP, which oversees IDEA implementation, will report to HHS. So will IDEA Part B, Part C, and Part D grants, plus...operational management, not legal authority. IDEA remains the law. Your child's IEP is still a binding document. Schools still owe FAPE in the least restrictive...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Micro Self-Care: One-Minute Practices for Overwhelmed Caregivers
You don't have time for self-care. That's not judgment, that's reality. Between medication schedules, therapy appointments, IEP meetings, and the daily logistics of raising a child with special needs, the advice to "take an hour for yourself" lands somewhere between unhelpful...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Recognizing Caregiver Burnout vs Normal Stress
...state that requires clinical intervention. The Clinical Difference Between Stress and Burnout. Stress is situational and responsive. It spikes during an IEP meeting, a medical emergency, or a week of bad sleep. When the immediate pressure eases, stress eases with it. Rest helps. A weekend away makes a difference....
Lifestyle > Self-Care
CBT Techniques for Processing Caregiver Guilt
...assume you know what others are thinking about your caregiving decisions. "The therapist thinks I'm not doing enough at home." "Other parents at the IEP meeting think I'm overreacting." You can't know what they're thinking, but the assumption creates guilt based on imagined judgment. Should statements...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference
You see "recreational therapy" listed on your child's IEP or hospital discharge plan and assume it means supervised playtime with adaptive equipment. Recreational therapy is a clinical discipline with licensure...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide
...it to next year. If your child qualifies, APE must be written into their IEP and delivered at no cost to you. What Adapted Physical Education Is. APE is...carry specific procedural protections. Schools can't remove APE without an IEP meeting and parental consent. When a Child Qualifies for APE. IDEA requires...
Lifestyle > Independence
Kitchen Safety and Cooking Independence for Teens with Disabilities
The kitchen is where independence gets real. Your teen might navigate a school hallway with confidence, manage a schedule, and advocate in an IEP meeting. But meal preparation is something different. It layers fine motor precision on top of sequencing, heat management, and time awareness all at...
Lifestyle > Art
VSA Arts Certification: What It Means for Inclusive Art Programs
...and educational perspective, adapting art instruction for learners with varied cognitive and physical abilities, and integrating arts instruction with IEP goals. The disability framework portion teaches educators to recognize that barriers to participation are often environmental or instructional, not inherent...