My state (PA) is one of the states that acknowledges gifted students and requires IEPs for gifted students. It's an area ...

Transition planning is one of the hardest parts of special education paperwork, especially when your student is blind, ...

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has been gutted in recent federal cuts. Learn what this ...

Several years ago, I was in Juvenile Court with a teen client. I was her IEP advocate, but on this day I was there for moral support. The grandmother had asked me to speak to the judge about her ...

In Your IEP Playbook: A Parent’s Guide to Confident Advocacy, disability parent and special education advocate Lisa Lightner delivers a practical guide for parents and caregivers of children with ...

Ok, so social media has been in a tizzy for the past week over this. Here’s what we know so far, as far as the possible OSEP shutdown and the Special Education Layoffs. This is longer than I had ...

You know what drives me bananas? When a child is clearly bright, clearly struggling, and the school can’t see past the grades or behavior. “But their grades are fine!” they say. Or, “They just need to ...

If you think your child might need an IEP, the very first step is requesting evaluations. And here’s the part schools don’t always emphasize: you don’t ask for an IEP, you ask for evaluations. That ...

This question has been coming up more often again, especially in parent forums and advocacy groups. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when in-person schooling wasn’t possible, many schools turned to ...

A Day in our Shoes IEP Goals: It’s one of the best online resources you’re going to find. And it’s free! You might be looking for the ADayInOurShoes IEP Goal Bank. This is the category, which is not ...