Oct 4, 2014 | IEPs, Parent Involvement, Public School, Special Education |
It’s now October and the school year is well underway. I hope all you parents out there used this past summer as a time to rest and recharge your batteries as much as possible. I am sitting here thinking of the events that unfold at the beginning of each school...
Mar 31, 2014 | Advocacy, Dads, Disability, Early Intervention, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IDEA Information, IEPs, IFSP, Parent Involvement, Parents Training Parents, Public School, Special Education |
Trust given is so hard to get back once lost. In the beginning, with blind trust in the professionals working with our child, there was never a need for conflict because there was an assumption that whatever was being done was always in the best interest of our son. ...
Mar 10, 2014 | Advocacy, Dads, Disability, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IEPs, Inclusion, Parent Involvement, Public School, Special Education |
Often parents will experience frustration because they have identified a problem, carefully documented the course of events, and then failed to achieve resolution because they sought enforcement from the wrong person or agencies. It is important understand what...
Feb 26, 2014 | Advocacy, Dads, Disability, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IDEA Information, IEPs, Least Restrictive Environment, Parent Involvement, Public School, Special Education |
Naturally occurring supports and services in school, neighborhood, and community are something we use every day in life and the greatest reason for advocating for full inclusion. For most of us being included is a right but for some individuals with disabilities it...
Feb 4, 2014 | 504, ADA, Advocacy, Dads, Disability, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IDEA Information, IEPs, Parent Involvement, Procedural Safeguards, Public School, Special Education |
Self-advocacy and self-empowerment begin once we start to acquire information. What happens when finally we find the information lifeline and the light bulb of understanding becomes lit? I have shared, previously, the frustration I felt when I did not have access to...
Jan 9, 2014 | Advocacy, Dads, Emotion, Fathers, Florida, IDEA Information, Inclusion, Parent Involvement, Parents Training Parents, Public School, Special Education |
With the access to the World Wide Web and all the information that comes with it one would think that parents would be able to find what they need. It is interesting to note the contrast coming from the perspective of little or no access to information, or to other...
