Advocating For Your Special Needs Angel

Author : Valerie Aprahamian
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530497973
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advocating for Your Special Needs Angel written by Valerie Aprahamian and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are Born to Fly... Valerie's life turned upside-down the day she heard the diagnosis: Autism. Already the mother of a child with ADHD, bi-polar and seizure disorder, she refused to believe the doctors who said Chanel would never speak, write, or survive in a typical school environment. Worried about her daughter's future and infuriated by a broken, bureaucratic special education system that endangered Chanel's well-being on several occasions, Valerie armed herself with knowledge and became an advocate force to be reckoned with in her local school district. Unfortunately, her fast-growing non-attorney advocate business and great success in district reform did not dissolve the fear, anger, and sadness that is a natural part of raising a child with special needs. And when tragedy struck, not once but twice, Valerie found herself in unfamiliar emotional territory, being guided and supported by her two special needs angels to follow her heart and find her own wings. In Advocating for Your Angel, Valerie beautifully weaves her own powerful story of parenting a special needs angel with the information, strategies, and tools she used as a non-attorney advocate to transform her district and help Chanel graduate from a typical high school...with honors.In this book, you'll learn:* What Your Angel Really Needs from You to Find Their Wings* Your Parental Rights and Your Child's Rights in Easy-to-Understand Legal Terms* Tools and Strategies for Facilitating Powerful IEPs and Negotiating with Your District* Exercises to Help You Move from Pain to Purpose and Find Your Own Wings* A New Approach to Inclusion and An Evolutionary Lesson Our Angels are Here to ShareIf you are ready to be inspired and empowered to roll up your sleeves and advocate for your angel, this is the book for you. ...Only We Can Help Them Find Their Wings

Author : Matthew Cohen
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1846429218
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Special Education Advocacy written by Matthew Cohen and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2009-02-25 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disability law can be complex and intimidating, so how can concerned parents use it to ensure their child with a disability receives the appropriate education they are legally entitled to? A Guide to Special Education Advocacy gives strategies for advocating for better provision of special education in schools. Despite the many services and accommodations that have been made for students with disabilities, such as the use of Braille or providing specialized education in a regular or special classroom, many children with disabilities do not get the services they need and are not placed in appropriate programs or settings. Because of this, the perception of disability often remains unchanged. Matthew Cohen's insightful manual gives a practical vision of how a parent or a professional can become an advocate to achieve a more inclusive and rewarding education for the child with a disability. This book will provide parents, people with disabilities, professionals and clinicians thinking about special education advocacy with an overview of current disability law and how it works, identifying practical ways for building positive and effective relationships with schools.

Author : Amanda Morin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440569673
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education written by Amanda Morin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers parents of special needs children information on how best to advocate for their child.

Author : Briley Rossiter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781620863268
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born an Angel written by Briley Rossiter and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innocent nine-year-old girl with a disease or dystrophy making it impossible for her to ever walk or run, is sitting in a jogging chair. You have been trusted to be her feet, so you run; you run like the wind Can you envision this? Well, I certainly can because I have done that on many occasions. Perhaps you should start running, and who knows, maybe one day you will run with the wind, too

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Publisher : PRUFROCK PRESS INC.
ISBN 13 : 1593633092
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book: What You Can Do Now to Advocate for Your Exceptional Child's Education written by and published by PRUFROCK PRESS INC.. This book was released on with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jan Campito
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1846426634
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Supportive Parenting written by Jan Campito and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2007-06-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jan Campito first entered the world of special needs, she trusted the experts to tell her what was wrong, and how to proceed to help her children. Here she was, an articulate, well-educated person, usually confident in navigating whatever situations were required, and yet she became passive and trusting when it came to assuming people would tell her what was wrong with her children's development and what to do to help them. As she realized more and more that no one else was stepping into the lead position to obtain appropriate help for her children, she realized that she needed to take on that responsibility. Since then, she has learnt to take an active role in advocating for her children, and helping meet their needs. From procuring evaluations, to understanding what the diagnoses mean, to selecting therapies and therapists, to following through on therapies at home and targeting needs to be addressed, to helping formulate IEPs, and to monitoring and intervening in their school settings, she has become a comprehensive advocate for her children with special needs, and in this book Jan shares with other parents some of her experiences and some of what she has learnt in the process.

Author : Areva Martin Esq.
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101404523
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everyday Advocate written by Areva Martin Esq. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "THE guide for getting the best life possible for your child...invaluable." -Dr. Phil McGraw As an individual rights attorney and parent of an autistic child herself, Areva Martin shares clear, step-by-step instructions on how parents can assert themselves-with doctors, teachers, school officials, neighbors, or even family members-and get the best results for their child. Practical and inspiring, with personal stories from other parents of autistic children, The Everyday Advocate offers real-world actions that work and teaches parents the skills to become better advocates for their children.

Author : Andrew M. Markelz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538172488
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essentials of Special Education Advocacy written by Andrew M. Markelz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-07-17 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essentials of Special Education Advocacy is a valuable tool for preservice and inservice special education professionals who seek to advocate for their students and their profession. Although significant progress has been made regarding the education of students with disabilities, much work remains. This book provides a framework and a step-by-step guide to systematically understand challenges and organize advocacy efforts for special education professionals to continue the historical progress and propel the next generation of change agents.

Author : Taylor Harris
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1646221621
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Boy We Made written by Taylor Harris and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Black mother bumps up against the limits of everything she thought she believed—about science and medicine, about motherhood, and about her faith—in search of the truth about her son. "The memoir dedicates important space to the numbing bureaucracy that often accompanies medical visits, particularly as seen through the eyes of a Black woman in the South. Having moved often within White neighborhoods and educational institutions around her home in Charlottesville, Harris is unflinching about her periodic unease in those quarters. . . Harris also brings humor to bear in moments of great adversity."—Karen Iris Tucker, Washington Post One morning, Tophs, Taylor Harris’s round-cheeked, lively twenty-two-month-old, wakes up listless, only lifting his head to gulp down water. She rushes Tophs to the doctor, ignoring the part of herself, trained by years of therapy for generalized anxiety disorder, that tries to whisper that she’s overreacting. But at the hospital, her maternal instincts are confirmed: something is wrong with her boy, and Taylor’s life will never be the same. With every question the doctors answer about Tophs’s increasingly troubling symptoms, more arise, and Taylor dives into the search for a diagnosis. She spends countless hours trying to navigate health and education systems that can be hostile to Black mothers and children; at night she googles, prays, and interrogates her every action. Some days, her sweet, charismatic boy seems just fine; others, he struggles to answer simple questions. A long-awaited appointment with a geneticist ultimately reveals nothing about what’s causing Tophs’s drops in blood sugar, his processing delays—but it does reveal something unexpected about Taylor’s own health. What if her son’s challenges have saved her life? This Boy We Made is a stirring and radiantly written examination of the bond between mother and child, full of hard-won insights about fighting for and finding meaning when nothing goes as expected.

Author : Pat Linkhorn
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491710926
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Off the Fence written by Pat Linkhorn and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1987, when Pat Linkhorn found herself raising two daughters with special needs, she had to rely on letters to get the information she needed. These days, the process of finding information for children with disabilities is much more straightforward. In this collection of writings, Linkhorn shares a personal account of her experiences and offers advice on dealing with the various issues that she encountered through the years. Linkhorn hopes to help parents of special needs children find the humor amid the absurdity of life. Join her as she recalls navigating the choppy waters of serving as an advocate for her children and others with special needs. She offers advice on making decisions that benefit special needs children; dealing effectively with agencies, committees, and people; and telling your story in a way that generates attention. As the mother of one autistic daughter and another who was born prematurely and is blind, Linkhorn has dealt with and worked for numerous social and educational agencies devoted to helping special needs individuals for more than twenty years. No longer constrained by agency rules and guidelines, she is off the fence and she tells her tale of survival and victory and explains how the system really works.