by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 29, 2020 | advocacy, current events, special education
Have you ever heard this answer in response to your request for services for your child? We don’t have the money. These days you are hearing it less and less because more school administrators have realized that is an illegal answer to any parent request for special...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 1, 2020 | advocacy, current events, current events, special education, SPED process
On Sept 29, 2020, TEA (Texas Education Agency) made public their bombshell final report on Houston ISD’s special education system. The report contains 44 pages of explanation followed by 45 pages listing the legal statutes related to special education that Houston...
by Cynthia Singleton | Mar 25, 2020 | advocacy, current events, special education, SPED process
These are strange times. Schools have never closed like this before. Thankfully we have technology to help bridge the learning gap. As usual, parents of kids with special needs have an extra challenge. While e-learning is being offered to students in general ed,...
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...