Prior Written Notice (PWN)
Prior Written Notice is a tool that can be used by parents – a highly effective tool. Take this form (with the requirements for a PWN) to the IEP meeting. UsingADA Resources
ADA & Disability History ADA Timeline Learn more about the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through this historical timeline from the ADA National Network. Web: adata.org/ada-timeline ADA Highlights –
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys: Special Education Parent Advocacy
[Webinar based on this article is scheduled for October 22 at 7:30 PM ET Register Here To get notification of future articles & webinars – sign up here] My heroes have always
Case Analysis: You don’t have to be a lawyer to learn to think like one!
A Conversation with Brice Palmer [Note: Watch the Webinar CASE Analysis., with Speaker Brice Palmer about thinking like a lawyer and getting the appropriate services. Download the Webinar Handout ] In our first INCIID
Words have Meaning: Respectful Adoption & Person First Language
Words Have Meaning I first learned about the use of Respectful Adoption Language (RAL) from Patricia Irwin Johnston more than twenty years ago. RAL refers to attribution of “maximum respect,
Advocacy: Parental Participation
Parental participation. By Brice Palmer Is it a right? [NOTE: Come to the Webinar with Brice Palmer speaker and bring your questions about parental rights and participation. REGISTER HERE. ]
What Does “Appropriate” Really Mean?
by Brice Palmer [NOTE: Register for the Webinar on Thursday July 16, 2005 7:30 PM] The question about what the word appropriate means in the IDEA is one of the most
Advocacy: IEP’s, A Box of Chocolates: “You never know what you’re gonna get.”
“My momma always said, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Forrest Gump: Isn’t the “You never know what you’re gonna get” feeling