Know Your Basic Rights to Advocate for Your Child

This past weekend I spoke at an Education Law Symposium in Hanover, MA. The topics included: Knowing your Basic Rights, The Distinction Between 504 and IDEA, and Basic Advocacy Tips in the Context of Education Law. The conference was a tremendous success and I will be speaking again November 15th in Cambridge, MA on behalf of the Federation for Children with Special Needs. http://fcsn.org/

let's not get caught in the details

In a recent New York Times article the author discusses the difficulties and challenges with integrating disabled athletes into high school sporting events. As a former athlete I say that the risks are outweighed by the reward dramatically. There are so many viable life lessons that one can learn from being part of the team accomplishing an altogether and achieving something with your peers. I hope you enjoy