by Cynthia Singleton | Jan 26, 2021 | advocacy
Once again, it’s time for that bi-annual spectator sport known as the Texas Legislative Session. The 87th Session of the Texas Legislature began on Jan 12, 2021 and will run through the end of May. As Texans have historically been suspicious of laws and everyone who...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 27, 2020 | advocacy, New to special education, wellness
We’ve all been there. You’re in that room the school uses for ARD/IEP meetings. All these people you don’t know are crowded in there.You just want to crawl under the table and the meeting to be over. They talk really fast, use a lot of acronyms , and they make it...
by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 17, 2020 | advocacy, special education, SPED process
As an advocate, I hear this a lot. A. Lot. Also, I’m a member of several on-line parent support groups, and see parents report similar situations on a monthly basis. So what’s a parent to do? A lot. A. lot. You need to act and act quickly. Behavior that’s allowed to...
by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 10, 2020 | advocacy, current events, special education, SPED process
It’s back to school time—2020 style. What. A. Mess. This is perhaps the scariest, most confusing time for parents and teachers that I ever remember experiencing in my life. This new hybrid approach has challenged teachers in unprecedented ways. Behind the scenes, I...
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...
