This is the one of the most terrifying questions that keeps parents up at night. Parents raising children, teens or young adults with developmental or physical disabilities have reason to worry and need to become educated on estate planning and preparations for care. Today I received an email from someone who knows that my purpose
Inclusion, as special education experts agree, is the ideal way of educating students with special needs. Students with special needs are placed in general education classrooms along side their same-age peers, despite physical or academic ability levels. Often, however, inclusive education is a term that is misused and misunderstood by parents, teachers and staff. Here
An assessment is vital to gathering information about your child to make decisions on how best to assist him or her on their areas of weakness. As a result, they are a crucial part of the IEP process. Some of your children will soon have a triennial IEP or an IEP where you have requested
The Road Less Traveled: A Parental Journey I saw a tweet today and it reminded me of this blog post from 2009. It just so happens that it is once again that time of year when we Jews reflect and think about the world around us. This ten day period of time is called the Days
For this writing I want you to try to think of the eggshells we have come to dread walking on as part of the process of making a fine omelette. Way before you crack and whisk those eggs there are many steps to take to prepare and plan out. There are cheeses to be grated,
As a parent of a child with an IEP the first few meetings I attended many years ago were quite confusing. Since I am not the type of person who likes to feel confused or unprepared, I made it my mission to learn all I could about the process. I bought law books, researched online,
