Caring for a child with special needs can be overwhelming, both emotionally and financially. Many resources exist to support your child. But identifying, obtaining, and maintaining those resources is often a complicated and daunting task that can frustrate even well-informed parents. Through our special needs attorney representation, we are here to help you navigate the system.
Our special education law firm is dedicated to advocating for the rights of children with disabilities and their families. We believe that every child deserves the same floor of opportunity to achieve meaningful educational gains. We represent children and their families in special education matters ranging from IEP meetings to Federal District Court.
Our special education law firm is dedicated to advocating for the rights of children with disabilities and their families. We believe that every child deserves the same floor of opportunity to achieve meaningful educational gains. We represent children and their families in special education matters ranging from IEP meetings to Federal District Court.
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Since 2008, attorney Molly Watson has provided special education representation to parents of children with disabilities regarding their child's individualized education program, commonly known as an "IEP." Ours is a small law firm, enabling us to work closely with parents to obtain much needed special education supports for their loved ones.
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law that establishes a formal process for evaluating children children with disabilities and providing individualized education programs and services. The purpose of the IDEA is to ensure children with disabilities receive an appropriate education.
IEPs
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An individualized education program (IEP) is a written plan for a child with a disability that is developed by a team of persons, including the child's parents and school personnel. The IEP describes the child's needs, and it includes academic and functional goals related to those needs.
The IEP also includes a statement of the special education and related services the child will be provided along with modifications and accommodations that will be made to the child's school program to help the child in attaining the IEP goals and in making progress in the general education curriculum.
The IEP also includes a statement of the special education and related services the child will be provided along with modifications and accommodations that will be made to the child's school program to help the child in attaining the IEP goals and in making progress in the general education curriculum.
Supreme Court Cases
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By looking at summaries of the following Supreme Court cases, you will see that we have made much progress in protecting the educational rights of children with disabilities. But more progress in protecting these rights clearly needs to be made.
This is a truly disturbing holding by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court affirmed the forced sterilization of a disabled woman with a history of disability in her family, stating that "three generations of imbeciles are enough."Landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court found state laws establishing segregated public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
This is a truly disturbing holding by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court affirmed the forced sterilization of a disabled woman with a history of disability in her family, stating that "three generations of imbeciles are enough."Landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court found state laws establishing segregated public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
IEEs
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An IEE is an independent educational evaluation performed to help determine the educational needs of a child with disabilities. You may obtain an IEE if you disagree with the assessment the school district performed in developing your child's IEP and you want an independent expert to conduct an assessment.
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