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Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know
Global Insights > Advocacy

Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know

By Benjamin Thompson
...means, and understand...extends protections into employment,...accommodations, and state services....housing, and access to...foundation for advocacy in every...schools and early intervention....procedural protections for disputes....learn this system by necessity....broader and applies...covers state and local government...school system. ADA complaints...accommodations and government...Employment Protections Parents...is the protection most...
Governor Cuomo: Protecting the Disabled
News > Advocacy

Governor Cuomo: Protecting the Disabled

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...electroshock therapy, and even parents sending...have all surfaced and are cause for concern...disability care system. Governor Andrew...is to reform the system to better protect...would investigate and record instances...are under fire, and reports suggest...support from parents and disability advocates;...Justice Center for the Protection of...
Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis

Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families

By Ms. Amelia Peterson
...disease-modifying therapies, and school meetings where...advocating at school, and supporting your child's...disease where the immune system attacks myelin, the protective...system attacks myelin, the protective coating around nerve fibers...nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. When myelin...which part of the nervous system is affected. Common presentations...
Amazing Race Host Bikes across U.S. for MS
News > Advocacy

Amazing Race Host Bikes across U.S. for MS

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...impeccably dressed and proper host...Sclerosis Society and awareness...central nervous system and can appear...nervous system and can appear...cameraman and best friend...friend Scott, and a protective...Scott, and a protective former highway...numerous spills, and even a dangerous...bloodied and shaken. Keoghan,...assistant and has since...director, author and speaker. He...producer and host of The...Watch Keoghan and his team reach...
The Complete Guide to IEP Advocacy: How to Prepare, What to Say, and When to Push Back
Global Insights > Advocacy

The Complete Guide to IEP Advocacy: How to Prepare, What to Say, and When to Push Back

By Benjamin Thompson
...presents their plan, and slides the signature...moment is where advocacy begins, and it's...advocacy begins, and it's also where...their footing. IEP advocacy isn't about being...have specific protections, specific tools,...specific tools, and specific options...what those are and how to use them....educator's input, and the team must...evaluation data and reports before...
Finding Home: Decoding Housing Laws for Special Needs Individuals
Legal > Housing

Finding Home: Decoding Housing Laws for Special Needs Individuals

By Dr. Harper Clark
...special needs advocacy and understands...needs advocacy and understands...more accessible and understandable....foundational legal protections related to housing...autonomy, comfort, and belonging. For...these aspects and more. From federal...established protections. The Federal...such as rentals and sales. This...including landlords and real estate...rent subsidies, and more. ...
Autism in the Workplace: A Guide to Accommodations and Self-Advocacy for Autistic Adults
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum

Autism in the Workplace: A Guide to Accommodations and Self-Advocacy for Autistic Adults

By Ms. Charlotte Perkins
...stigma. The gap between legal protections and actual practice is wide....gap between legal protections and actual practice is wide. The...It's knowing what to request and having a strategy for when and...having a strategy for when and how to disclose. Your Rights...accommodations cost nothing, and the median cost for accommodations...
Special Education Advocacy and Charter Schools
Education > Accommodations

Special Education Advocacy and Charter Schools

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...interested agencies and individuals and...and individuals and receive public...attended by choice and are a popular alternative...exempt from laws protecting the rights of students...special education and related services...duty to identify and assess students...suspected disability and a student cannot...must give notice and convene IEPs with...the same rights and remedies to seek...
Why I Filed a Child Abuse Report
Legal > Advocacy

Why I Filed a Child Abuse Report

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...an abuse report with Child Protective Services, and through the district....Child Protective Services, and through the district. All employees'...the district. All employees' and students' names have been omitted...two other sons, Matthew , and my other son, who was a special...to discipline the students and be firm at times. I was a...
Healthcare Rights for People with Disabilities: Your Complete Legal Guide
Legal > Healthcare

Healthcare Rights for People with Disabilities: Your Complete Legal Guide

By Amelia Scott
...decisions. The ADA and Section 504 address...guide shows which protection applies when, how...these laws interact, and where the gaps are....Insurance Coverage Protections. The ACA created the...strongest insurance protections people with disabilities...health conditions. The protection applies whether you're...It covers adults and children. What the...
Your Complete Guide to Disability Housing Rights Under Federal Law
Legal > Housing

Your Complete Guide to Disability Housing Rights Under Federal Law

By Henry Bennett
...you have protections, discrimination...accommodations exist. And all of them...landlord, and what happens...accommodations and modifications...different rules, and exactly how...can demand and where to...rent, condos, and homes for...associations, and sellers....your primary protection. It bans...disability and requires...accommodations and modifications....Covers public and government-owned...authorities and federally...
IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child
Global Insights > Education

IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child

By Amelia Scott
...serves a different purpose, and comes with different protections....and comes with different protections. Knowing which one applies...other is a civil rights protection. Both are legally binding,...serve the same function, and not every child qualifies...disabilities. Second, and critically, that disability...reading below grade level and struggling to keep up...

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