Summer Is the Perfect Time to Help Your Child Discover What They Love!
For many families of children with disabilities, summer can feel like a break from routines, therapies, and school...
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The Invisible Load: What Parenting a Child with Disabilities Really Feels Like
There is a part of parenting a child with a disability that no one prepares you for. It’s not just the appointments....
Spring Break with Kids with Disabilities: How to Keep the Fun Without Losing the Structure
For many families, spring break is something kids look forward to all year. But if you’re the parent of a child with a...
10 Simple Steps to Create a Parent Advisory Committee
Quite often, an advocate’s first experience in the world of educational advocacy is through their involvement in a parent...
5 Tips for Ending the School Year on a Positive Note
It's hard to believe that the school year is gone already. For some parents, there's still another week or so, and for...
Envisioning an Improved Continuum of Services
As many parents are participating in their child’s matriculation meeting at this time of year - transition meeting from...
Figuring Out What’s Worth Fighting for
ad·vo·cate According to Webster’s Dictionary, the word advocate has been around since the 14th century. The...
Don’t Miss Asking these Questions at Your Matriculation Meeting
As matriculation meetings will be starting soon (they typically begin after Spring Break), it’s important to know and...
Special Education Checklist for Parents
According to IDEA, Special Education is “specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique...