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This piece is the eighth in our series “Special Education Schools: Getting Past the Sticker Shock.” This series is intended… more
Read MoreThis piece is the eighth in our series “Special Education Schools: Getting Past the Sticker Shock.” This series is intended… more
Read MoreAnxiety is a tricky thing. In manageable and tolerable levels, anxiety can drive great individual performance. In unmanageable levels, anxiety is paralyzing. Anxiety… more
Read MoreThis piece is the seventh in our series “Special Education Schools: Getting Past the Sticker Shock.” This series, which will… more
Read MoreThis article is a summary and review of our February 2nd webinar “Getting Past the Sticker Shock: Therapeutic Special Education… more
Read MoreThis piece is the sixth in our series “Special Education Schools: Getting Past the Sticker Shock.” This series, which will… more
Read MoreThis piece is the fifth in our series “Special Education Schools: Getting Past the Sticker Shock.” This series, which will… more
Read MoreThis piece is the fourth in our series “Special Education Schools: Getting Past the Sticker Shock.” This series, which will… more
Read MoreThe other day I read a Facebook post from a parent asking about “good” special education school districts in the… more
Read MoreThis piece is the third in our series “Special Education Schools: Getting Past the Sticker Shock.” This series, which will… more
Read MoreDisclaimer: Every attorney podcast reviewed for this article has received a grant from Special Education Legal Fund on behalf of… more
Read MoreRecently I had the privilege of virtually “touring” the Windward School in New York and meeting some members of its faculty and staff. The Windward School is an independent special education school serving nearly 1000 students in grades 1-9 with language based learning differences like dyslexia on four campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York. Windward’s self-described mission is “… to remediate students’ dyslexia or other language-based learning disability and to return students to mainstream schools.” In any given year,
Read MoreThis piece is the first in our series “Special Education Schools: Getting Past the Sticker Shock.” This series, which will… more
Read MoreDISCLAIMER: This article was written by a parent for parents. This article is intended as a resource for families who… more
Read MoreI wish I’d known about special education advocates back in 2008. I have a lot of regrets about what could… more
Read MoreLaunched in 2018, the Autism Expansion program at American School for the Deaf is the first of its kind in the country – a program that serves hearing nonverbal students on the autism spectrum through a bilingual American Sign Language (ASL) program to support the acquisition of generalized language and communication skills.
Read MoreDISCLAIMER: This article was written by a parent for parents. This article is intended as a resource for families who… more
Read MoreA special education attorney is an attorney who practices law on behalf of children and young adults to help secure necessary educational services as required under the law. But how do you find, hire, and keep the right special education attorney for your family?
Read MoreDISCLAIMER: This blog is written by parents for parents. The author is neither an accountant nor an attorney, but merely… more
Read MoreDISCLAIMER: This guide was written by a parent for parents. It is intended as a resource for families who are… more
Read MoreBack to Virtual School … again. My children returned to school this morning after a two-and-a-half week spring/coronavirus break. For… more
Read MoreDISCLAIMER: This guide is written by parents for parents. It is intended as a resource for parents who are navigating… more
Read MoreDISCLAIMER: This guide is written by parents for parents. It is intended as a resource for parents who are navigating… more
Read MoreIn December 2019, Special Education Legal Fund will launch Proyecto de Educacion Especial at Building One Community in Stamford, CT. Developed in partnership with Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, Proyecto is a groundbreaking special education and civics curriculum designed to promote empowerment through understanding amongst ESL families with children in special education. With the help and support of FCCF, Special Education Legal Fund will continue to expand Proyecto’s reach in Stamford, Norwalk, and Bridgeport throughout 2020.
Read MoreThe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, turns 29 on October 30th, 2019. Signed into law by President George… more
Read MoreA special education attorney is an attorney who practices law on behalf of children and young adults to help secure necessary educational services as required under the law.
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