Sherry Law

A quick reminder that our Online Coffee Connections Meeting, partnered by IEPequity, is tonight from 6:30pm to 7:30pm EST. The meeting is free for all LDA members and is $10 for nonmembers. Register to join at: https://buff.ly/3439KRX

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Well said Brina! Millions of children with disabilities are missing out on education. Like me, they deserve to fulfill their potential! We can be more -- and do more. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. https://www.cnn.com//children-disabilities-educ/index.html

Under law, eligible college students with LD are entitled to academic accommodations. Accommodations are provided through a team made up of students, faculty, a...nd the disability services office. Below are a list of responsibilities for college students, the university disability services office, and faculty, to ensure that reasonable accommodations are set in place for student success.

Your child's IEP or 504 plan did not end when the schools changed to distance learning. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns about your child's continued right to a Free and Appropriate Education and Equal Access to a Public Education. https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/specialedcovid19guidance.asp

I am an attorney who specializes in assisting parents with children who have Special Educational needs ensure that their child has Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). In short, I advocate for parents whose child has a particular educational need of any kind, including learning disabilities, physical limitation, mental limitation, twice-exceptional, ASD, OCD, and Other Specified Health needs. These children, under the law, are entitled to the same opportunity to ac...cess public education as their neurotypical peers. During this time of COVID-19, some parents are at home, with special needs children, attempting to educate and support their unique educational requirements. The school district MUST provide some support and guidance to these parents and children. If you are struggling to get assistance from your child's School District, I will be please to meet with you (virtually through zoom). I will assist you with the next steps toward mitigating the effects of distance learning so that your child doesn’t fall behind in school and has an appropriate Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in place. If you would like to meet with my and my team to learn more about our services, please feel free to contact me at any time.

As you likely know, both the California legislature and Congress are considering FAPE waivers on behalf of school districts which would suspend the rights of students with disabilities rights under the IDEA and Section 504. Please see the COPAA Action Alert below. For those of you not familiar with COPAA, it is the parent, attorney, advocate organization advocating on behalf of students with disabilities. This is critical for all of us to do in California specifically as th...e public schools have started approaching California legislators to remove IDEA protections for students with disabilities. Please share this widely with other parents and colleagues and call your local legislators. https://www.copaa.org/general/custom.asp?page=COVID-19 May peace, health, and safety be with you all.

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/specialedcovid19guidance.asp