DECEMBER FEATURES

Advocate or Attorney?

So you have determined that you need help navigating the Special Education system but are not quite sure what the best choice would be for you and your family. You definitely need to know what similar and different roles each play and what you should consider when deciding between the two.

National Special Education Day

Special Education Day was first celebrated in 2005 which was the 30th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). President Gerald Ford sign the law on December 2, 1975. IDEA began the movement to provide ALL students a Free and Appropriate Public Education.

Where Do Human Rights Begin?

“In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. [...] Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world." Eleanor Roosevelt