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Legal > Government Benefits
Disabled Adult Child Benefits: How Adult Children Can Receive Social Security on a Parent's Record
...if you're deceased, and they don't require your child to have ever worked. Most families don't know this benefit exists. It doesn't get mentioned in IEP meetings or transition planning. The Social Security Administration doesn't send reminders when your child turns 22 or when you approach retirement....
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
Your student has an IEP. You've attended transition meetings where the team...still in place. Pre-ETS isn't a replacement for IEP transition services. It's a parallel track. Your...coordinate job shadowing in workplaces that match their IEP employment goals. Work-based learning experiences...
News > Education
Louisiana Just Advanced a Bill That Would Make Schools Prove They're Correctly Serving Your Child in Special Ed. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...parents bear the burden of proof. That means they must present evidence showing the school failed to properly evaluate their child, develop an appropriate IEP, or implement the agreed-upon services. Schools, by contrast, hold the records, conduct the evaluations, employ the specialists, and document the services....
Education > Special Education
New Hampshire Shifted the Due Process Burden to Schools in IEP Disputes. Is Your State Next?
When a parent files a due process complaint against a school district over an IEP, most states put the burden of proof on the parent. That means you walk into the hearing room and prove the school failed your child. The district sits...
News > Education
Three School Employees Were Arrested for Abusing Children with Disabilities in a Special Education Classroom. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...Education's Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into alleged IEP implementation failures and retaliation at the same school. This case exposes...Office for Civil Rights alleging that staff failed to implement her child's IEP and retaliated after...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
Your child's IEP guarantees specific services. That guarantee doesn't...student must receive the services written in their IEP, and a school's inability to pay for those services...supervision, that meet state standards and conform to their IEP. The law doesn't...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...transportation to get to school and their disability requires accommodations on that transport, it must be documented in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and provided at no cost to you. The law doesn't distinguish between "regular" transportation and "specialized" transportation. If your child uses a...
News > Education
New Hampshire's Open Enrollment Bill Would Force Schools to Accept Students with Disabilities. Here's What Families with IEPs and 504 Plans Need to Know.
...discrimination illegal. What the Bill Changes. Under the proposed legislation, school districts can't turn away transfer applicants because they have an IEP or 504 plan. That prohibition extends to disciplinary issues if the infractions were related to a disability, and to chronic absenteeism if absences...
News > Advocacy
The DOJ May Delay the ADA's Web Accessibility Deadline. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know.
...Starting April 24, their websites and mobile apps must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA technical standards for accessibility. That includes Medicaid applications, IEP request forms, transportation services, voter registration, and emergency information: digital services families with disabled children use daily. What...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Write Effective IEP Goals for Inclusive Education
You're preparing for your child's IEP meeting. The draft goals look reasonable at first...inclusion. And it's not what the law requires. Effective IEP goals for inclusive education support your child's...inclusion. The Three Core Components of Inclusion Goals. IEP goals that support inclusive education address three...
News > Advocacy
After High School: What Families Need to Know About Transition Planning
...more free appropriate public education. No more IEP. The support structure that's been there since preschool...transition planning is the section of your child's IEP that prepares them for life after high school. It's...at the latest (many states require it by 14), the IEP team must include measurable postsecondary goals...
Education > Special Education
Why Special Education Looks Different in Every State
...It establishes minimum rights: a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, procedural protections, and the right to an IEP. States can go further than IDEA requires, but not below it. What this means for your family: the services your child received in one state may reflect...