Tutoring as a Direct Service in IDEA
The definitions in IDEA and Section 504 support tutoring. Continue Reading →
Special Education Law and Advocacy
The definitions in IDEA and Section 504 support tutoring. Continue Reading →
My district recently tried to wriggle out of its legal obligation to provide my child with his documented related service by moving him “up” to Response to Intervention (RTI). Here’s 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 →
CA Department of Health Care Services sues the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) in a special education due process hearing. May 13, 2016 decision from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Continue Reading →
On the Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities website, you will find special education schools, learning centers, treatment programs, parent groups, respite care, community centers, grassroots organizations, and government programs 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 8th-grade son’s handwriting is illegible. His IEP includes OT, but no handwriting practice. The school district and OT teacher maintain that handwriting practice is not a function of OT. If Continue Reading →
My daughter with autism needs help with social skills. Her peers avoid and tease her so she has stopped trying to approach them. She gets 90 minutes of social skills Continue Reading →
My 4-year-old has an IEP for ADHD and attention/transition difficulties. Transportation is written as a related service in his IEP but the school claims they are “short-staffed” and cannot get Continue Reading →
My 4 yr old has atonic seizures that are not fully under control with medication. He has diastat at school with detailed instructions on administration. The school nurse is not Continue Reading →
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