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APA Citations for Week Two Assignment: Webliography

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APA Citations for Week Two Assignment: Webliography

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Where to Seek Help: Parenting a Child with a Disability

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Where to Seek Help: Parenting a Child with a Disability

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This is another video from Attitude's "The Mums" mini-series, where moms of children with disabilities are interviewed to provide better insight into services for children. They provide advice for families and caregivers to take into consideration when thinking about your child's needs. This video can be good reminder and advice for families when seeking out suggestions.

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Where To Seek Help: Parenting a Child with a Disability

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"Atypical Familia" is a personal family blog for parents who have a child with autism. It chronicles the experience of a mom raising a son with autism in The Bronx, NYC. Atypical Familia primarily focuses on supporting children with autism, traveling with a disability, managing work/life balance, and co-parenting. It also offers a great number of resources for "typical parents raising extraordinary kids" (Quinones-Fontanez, 2021).

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Education: Parenting a Child with a Disability

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Education: Parenting a Child with a Disability

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This is a video from Attitude's mini-series entitled "The Mums," where the women interviewed are all moms to children who have disabilities. This particular video discusses education for children with disabilities. The moms discuss their experiences with their child's schooling. They also offer their advice in relation to selecting a school and ensuring that your child's needs are being met.

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Education: Parenting a Child with a Disability

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This blog is run by a mom of a child who has a disability. Not only does she share her anecdotes and personal experiences, but this website is also packed with numerous resources to hopefully support other families that have a child with a disability as well.

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Does your child have an IEP? Do you keep your files nice and neat or are there copies of papers piled in various locations throughout the house? I was the mom...

Find your playlist and bust a move.

Is it really June already? 2020 came barreling through the front doors with not a single F to give and has been telling everyone around the world to sit down, ...

It's been a while, and the world looks a lot different. Scary even. Some might even say apocalyptic. I wouldn't say that. I haven't seen any z...

It's That Grateful Time of Year Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. Who's grateful and for what? Don't you just enjoy being asked what you're g...

One of my favorite graphics I've seen that can perfectly sum up life. I've been having a lot of statue days lately, mixed in with a few pigeon days....

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Does your child have an IEP? Do you keep your files nice and neat or are there copies of papers piled in various locations throughout the house? I was the mom... Find your playlist and bust a move. Is it really June already?

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Based in Australia, this blog follows the life of a mom and her family, which includes a child who, due to his disability, is bound to a wheelchair. It details these experiences and what this looks like for her family. Have Wheelchair Will Travel shares their tips and ideas, especially surrounding traveling with a wheelchair in a world that isn't always accessible for the disabled.

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Have Wheelchair Will Travel - Accessible travel | Travelling with a wheelchair

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We are a family sharing our travels, tips and experiences here at Have Wheelchair Will Travel. While we have a focus on travel we know that travel is a 'sometimes' activity for most of us, so we share our day-to-day tips and other fun in between.

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The Shut-Down Learner has been run by Dr. Richard Selznick for over ten years where he discusses dyslexia, learning disabilities, challenges in school and special education. Dr. Selznick's website is all encompassing, as it also has video tips, podcasts, and the option to sign up for teleseminars and distance consultations with Dr. Selznick himself.

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TEDxTexasStateUniversity | Parenting a Disabled Child: Nurturing Self Worth

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TEDxTexasStateUniversity | Parenting a Disabled Child: Nurturing Self Worth

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Shailen Singh is a parent of a child with a disability. Singh's TEDxTalk provides insight into his experience of having a child with a disability and the importance of building up his child's confidence. For other parents, this video can be a reminder of recognizing that having a disability is a part of their identity and shouldn't be denied, but rather uplifted as something incredible about who they are.

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Parenting a Disabled Child: Nurturing Self Worth | Shailen Singh | TEDxTexasStateUniversity

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This video is from Understood, which is an organization that helps parents, teachers and students, better understand disabilities, special education, and the legal process surrounding special education. The video provides many different tips for throughout the IEP process that parents and family members can utilize to help them better make sense of it.

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IEP Meeting Tips for Parents: 8 Insider Tips on Navigating an IEP Meeting

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Jolene Philo is a parent of a child with a disability (autism) and she began the blog, "A Different Dream," to discuss her experience and provide support to other families with child that have disabilities. This particular section of her blog, entitled Resources, includes several links to support parents with children that have autism.

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Like the name suggests, Parent to Parent an organization that will match a parent with an experienced support parent who can offer emotional support and assistance. The support parents can also help with finding resources and information. This organization uplifts the idea that often times, for parents of children having disabilities, having someone as a mentor who has gone through similar experiences can even be more helpful than a therapist. Their aim as an organization is to "empower and support parents, nationwide" (Parent to Parent USA, 2021).

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Support for Parents of Children with Disabilities

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At Parent to Parent USA, when someone asks what we do, we say we empower and support parents, nationwide.

Why? Because we understand being a parent of a child with special needs can be a challenge - we've been there!

The journey is filled with hills and valleys and sometimes feels a little overwhelming. So, we're driven to ensure no parent feels alone. Ever.

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Home - Support for Parents of Children with Disabilities

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Parent to Parent USA provides emotional & informational support for families of children who have special needs.

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This website breaks down parent rights in the IEP Process in a very clear way for families and caregivers can refer to. The simplicity allows for easy digestibility and clarity. This ensures parents and families will have an overall enhanced idea about what their rights are when related to their child having an IEP.

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Recently, I had a conversation with a very concerned mother... it went something like this;

Mother; "But, I've only been invited to my son's IEP meeting every three years..."

Me; No response, since I was literally speechless...

Mother; "Are you there?"

Me; "Yes, I'm here, and I'm about to fly over to your son's school and read them the "riot act!" It's your RIGHT to be invited to every single IEP meeting your child has... that's a minimum of once a year!"

Mother; "Oh, I didn't realize that... ugh, it would have helped a lot to work with his teacher to figure out how to help..."

I cannot tell you how often I hear crazy things like this from the parents I work with...

The scary part... it's not their fault!

The system is flawed and in some cases, RIGGED!

The language used in an IEP and during an IEP meeting usually requires a four-year degree to decipher...

Well, conversations like these over the years have led to us creating a program to ENSURE children get the exact services they deserve from their school...

More on that in a little bit...

First, let's understand the rights that you have as a parent!

When it comes to special education, parental involvement is paramount to the success of a child!

This is especially true during all aspects of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) creation, changes, and anything else related to this vital process.

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Considering that the parent can initiate the IEP process, it's essential that they understand their rights and responsibilities in order to ensure that the process is efficient and collaborative.

Parents whose children are aged 3 to 21 years and have a disability are entitled to different rights when it comes to IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).

These rights are typically referred to as procedural safeguards and are extended to a child's guardians along with the student themselves as long as they're at least 18 years of age.
Parents Rights In The IEP Process:
Right To Participate

Every parent has the right to participate in all decision-making meetings held in order to develop an IEP for their child.

These meetings are backed by FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education) and include the child's;

Eligibility

Evaluation

Educational Placement

Any Other Matter Pertaining To Their Education

In the case there isn't a parent available for these meetings, a surrogate parent should be appointed by the district to help represent the child adequately.

Right To Written Notice

In the case of any changes in identification, evaluation, and educational placement initiated by the school district, the parent has the right to receive prior written notice.

Right To Consent

Parents also have the right to provide an informed, written consent for the special education IEP before the assessment process or the provision of special education and related services.

This consent is also necessary before any changes are done to the program already in place.

Parents should only supply their consent once they have a clear understanding of the IEP team proceedings. Also, parents should be provided with an interpreter if their native language is different from English or in case they are deaf.

Keep in mind; parents have the right to refuse the evaluation or educational placement of their child.

Right To Access Educational Records

Any parent who has a child enrolled in special education and possesses an IEP has the right to inspect, evaluate, and request copies of educational records.

Right To Request A Hearing

In the case of any complaints concerning the provision of FAPE, to the child, parents have the right to a hearing.

During the hearing, the parent can request that an advocate, attorney, or if appropriate, their child be present. Furthermore, parents have the choice to make the hearing public.

Right To Keep Child In Current Placement

Parents have the right to disagree with any proposals presented to change their child's placement. When a disagreement surfaces, the child should remain in their current program until resolved.

Right To Mediation

When a disagreement arises, parents are free to seek voluntary and impartial mediation to help find a mutually agreed-upon solution regarding the child's special education IEP.

Right To Information On Disciplinary Action

Children enrolled in special education have specific rules regarding their suspension or expulsion.

If these instances extend for more than ten days, an IEP meeting should be called to assess how their disability could be contributing to the child's misconduct.

Additionally, the participants should discuss the potential for an alternative placement as an alternative.

The parent is an essential member of the IEP team and therefore, should actively participate in the progress of their child's education and performance.

IDEA guarantees the rights of parents formulating the necessary educational programs and decisions that will benefit their child. It is, therefore, important for parents to exercise their rights responsibly to guarantee the success of their child.

The world of special education is a big one. This means there's a lot of information parents should be aware of describing the;

Intricacies Of Services

Schools

Behaviors

Tips and Tricks To Gaining Proper Opportunity

The more information you have, the better equipped you will be to make future decisions for your child with special needs to ensure their success.

Special Education Resource was explicitly created to help parents of children with special needs find the information and assistance necessary to help their child reach their excellence.

Through dozens of , , videos, links, and one-on-one special education tutoring, we are here to help you every step of the way.

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9 Parental Rights In The IEP Process | Special Education Resource

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Recently, I had a conversation with a very concerned mother... it went something like this; Mother; "But, I've only been invited to my son's IEP meeting every three years..." Me; No response, since I was literally speechless... Mother; "Are you there?"

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Finding Cooper's Voice | The Secret World of Autism

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Finding Cooper's Voice | The Secret World of Autism

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This blog offers insight from a mother's perspective into her daily life of raising a child who has more severe autism and nonverbal. Finding Cooper's Voice offers many difference strategies and supports for parents of children with autism, particularly those who are nonverbal. The mom also links her various social media accounts to give more visual, concrete examples, such as through her YouTube videos where she shows video demonstrations of techniques to support a nonverbal child.

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Finding Cooper's Voice | Welcome to the Secret World of Autism

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Home - Finding Cooper's Voice | Welcome to the Secret World of Autism

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Now Available: Forever Boy With her popular blog, Finding Cooper's Voice, Kate Swenson has provided hope and comfort for hundreds of thousands of parents of children with Autism. Now, Kate shares her inspiring story in Forever Boy, a powerful memoir about motherhood and unconditional love.