Are you able to envision life for your special needs child as an adult? Start thinking about that now, even if your child is still in Pre-K. Special needs chlldren require more life-planning to help them transition to adulthood. While you plan, don't let everyday discouragements discount your child's potential!
Does your special needs child want to take the dog to school? Different states allow different things, but here's a good guide to the differences among service dogs, therapy dogs, and emotional support dogs.
Are you the parent of a teenager with an IEP or Section 504 plan? Are you working on the transition plan yet? It's never too soon to start researching opportunities and plans for the Transition Plan.
Wow! Last week I attended a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training, hosted by Missouri Parents Act, http://www.missouriparentsact.org/ , at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Those of you who follow my insertions and occasional essays on this website may have noticed that music is a favorite topic. There is good reason for that.
Accommodating math learning problems by doing work more slowly is only half the problem. We should not shortchange special needs--or any other--learners by showing them that they can't do as much as others.
A Hidden Market: The Purchasing Power of Working-Age Adults With Disabilities
Is a Service Dog a Therapy Dog?
Transition Planning
Ali Stroker plays Ado Annie in Oklahoma
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training
Frequent Restraints as Ineffective Behavior Management
Music & Special Education
How Can I Advocate for my Special Needs Students (and still keep my job)?
White Rose Maths Hub ‘Everyone Can’ Video
Does “Special Ed” Serve Students? Disability Activists Say No.