EdRev Expo 2018 Workshop: Family Dynamics [presentation] [downloadable]
Presenters Jude Wolf, Ed.D., Lori Krauss, and Nathan Fernandez share strategies and approaches used to ensure success throughout the life-span. Read more ›
Resources Tagged With: advocacy
EdRev Expo 2018 Workshop: Advocacy in Action—Sharing Your Story to Make Change [presentation] [downloadable]
Meghan Whittaker, National Center for Learning Disabilities‘ Policy & Advocacy Manager and Robert Stephens, Sr. Manager, Federal Relations, share the latest federal policy developments relating to K-12 and college education for students with learning and attention issues and the opportunities for parents to take action and effect change on a large scale. Read more ›
EdRev Expo 2018 Workshop: Parent Advocacy in the Public School System [presentation]
Katie Russell, San Francisco Unified School District, Past Chair Community Advisory Committee (CAC), Julia Martin and Alida Fisher relay their experience with advocacy on the district and state level and how to to be an effective CAC within one’s Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA). Read more ›
How I Learned Not to Be “That Mom” — a Mother’s Experience Advocating for Her Child with a Learning Disability
Amy Valentine is the director of the Foundation for Blended and Online Learning (now Future of School), and she previously served as executive director of three virtual schools in Colorado. In early 2016, Valentine’s son was diagnosed with dysgraphia, a learning disability similar to dyslexia.
This is a difficult situation for a school, especially pre-diagnosis. As Valentine explains, “Post-diagnosis, though, there is support available for students who struggle to overcome a learning disability, from individual education plans to resource teachers and and technology assists. For my son, however, these tools did not materialize.” Read more ›
Parents Helping Parents [web resource]
Parents Helping Parents (PHP) helps families who have children of any age with special needs.
PHP’s mission is to help children and adults with special needs receive the support and services they need to reach their full potential by providing information, training, and resources to build strong families and improve systems of care. Read more ›
Learning Disabilities Association of America [web resource]
Since 1963, Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) has provided information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a network of resources to support individuals with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals. Read more ›
