by Cynthia Singleton | Nov 1, 2018 | advocacy, special education
The whole purpose of special education is to prepare children with disabilities for further education (vocational or college), for work and to live independently. IDEA was never intended as an adult employment program for babysitting children with disabilities. Yet...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 13, 2018 | advocacy, current events, current events
The midterm elections are less than a month away. Do you know where your legislators, both federal and state stand on these issues? Do you know where the candidates stand on disability issues of insurance (especially on the issue of pre-existing conditions), programs...
by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 17, 2018 | advocacy, parents who advocate well, special education
This post is the first in a series for this blog that I’m calling “Parents Who Advocate Well”. The idea is for parents reading these profiles to get inspired about what is possible when they learn the rules of the special ed process and decide to...
by Cynthia Singleton | Aug 21, 2018 | advocacy, special education
Welcome to the wonderful world of special education. As in all government funded and regulated endeavors, there are a TON of acronyms. In order to help new parents feel less overwhelmed, I’ve prepared this list of the most commonly used ones here as a sort of cheat...
by Cynthia Singleton | Jul 3, 2018 | advocacy, homepage
Welcome to Texas, and from one parent of a person with special needs to another, I apologize in advance for the abysmal state of the schools in general and special education in specific. Please know that Texas districts were under investigation by OSERS in...
by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 29, 2017 | advocacy, special education
The PLAAFP is one of the many acronyms from the alphabet soup of special educantion-ese that you will run into during an IEP/ARD meeting, but it is crucial that you understand what it is. P: Present L: Levels (of) A: Academic A: Achievement (and) F: Functional P: ...
