Special Education Law and Advocacy
How does an IEP team determine if a student with special needs is entitled to services such as Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy? Is the team allowed to say that Continue Reading →
The definitions in IDEA and Section 504 support tutoring. Continue Reading →
In May 2020, Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge invited four special education attorneys to a webinar for parents, “Special Education in the COVID-19 Quarantine.” The attorneys, Pete Wright, Jack Robinson, Piper Paul, Continue Reading →
ESY services are different from summer school, summer remedial classes, and summer enrichment programs. Be prepared – this problem is not unusual! Don’t let “never happened” impact your child’s ESY. Continue Reading →
Kudos to the Special Education Bus Supervisor who wrote: Your site was recommended to me by one of my coworkers at my district. I have been a supervisor for Special Continue Reading →
Educational Audiology is a “Related Service” under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Many children with hearing loss attend public schools. These are children who wear hearing aids, cochlear Continue Reading →
Our Board of Ed told us: they do not have to put the related services on the IEP related services providers cannot have goals added to the IEP the only Continue Reading →
Related service providers should be included on the child’s team when a particular related service will be discussed. These providers have valuable input about the child’s needs, services required, and Continue Reading →
When parents request a one-to-one aide or paraprofessional for their child with a disability, they are often frustrated by the school district’s response. Even when the district agrees to their Continue Reading →
My daughter will receive 10 hours a year of consultation from the Occupational Therapist (OT) this year. How should we write this in the IEP? Often the IEP just says Continue Reading →
