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BSEA Hearing, Special Education Prep, IEP Documents, Special Education Documents, IEP Tips Maureen Brown BSEA Hearing, Special Education Prep, IEP Documents, Special Education Documents, IEP Tips Maureen Brown

The Rules of Adverse Assumptions in Special Education

In 2002 when I completed my training at the Federation for Children with Special Needs, I went on enroll in several Wrightslaw trainings that I found extremely valuable and would highly recommend to any parent or advocate looking to gain more understanding of special education law. Here is some advice that has stuck with me over the years

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Bullying and the Law, IEP and Bullying, What the law says regarding bullying in schools, Disability rights around bullying, Civil Rights and Bulling, IEP and Bullying and 504 Maureen Brown Bullying and the Law, IEP and Bullying, What the law says regarding bullying in schools, Disability rights around bullying, Civil Rights and Bulling, IEP and Bullying and 504 Maureen Brown

Bullying in Schools, Parents Rights

Laws regarding bullying and special education in the United States primarily fall under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These laws provide protections and resources for students with disabilities, including those who may be vulnerable to bullying.

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Working together in Special Education, Build a Team around your child, Collaboration in Special Education, Education Team, IEP and Team Maureen Brown Working together in Special Education, Build a Team around your child, Collaboration in Special Education, Education Team, IEP and Team Maureen Brown

“I Can’t, We CAN! "

“Alone, we may make ripples, but together, we create waves. Let us stand as a united front, unwavering in our commitment to prompt change in the lives of students with disabilities and shape a better future for all.”

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Decline in Special Education Services in Massachusetts

Special Education Advocacy in Massachusetts

Why are things still such a struggle to get students the supports and services they are entitled to? FAPE seem to be a thing that is not obtainable.

#asktheadvocate #specialeducationadvocatemass

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AI and IEP, Technology and advocacy, Ask the Advocat, Maureen Brown Special Education Advocate, IEP, Autism, Math Disability, Nonverbal Learning Disability, Dyslexia Maureen Brown AI and IEP, Technology and advocacy, Ask the Advocat, Maureen Brown Special Education Advocate, IEP, Autism, Math Disability, Nonverbal Learning Disability, Dyslexia Maureen Brown

Assistive Technology for Autism, Reading and Math Disabilities

Assistive Technology and Learning Disabilities, Suggestions from Maureen Brown, Ask the Advocate

Ask the Advocate

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IEP reading services, Dyslexia, Language Based Learning Disabilities, Placements, Suing District for FAPE, Effective Progress is more than grades, Twice Exceptional Gifted, reading is a Civil Rights issue, funding for districts for reading services Maureen Brown IEP reading services, Dyslexia, Language Based Learning Disabilities, Placements, Suing District for FAPE, Effective Progress is more than grades, Twice Exceptional Gifted, reading is a Civil Rights issue, funding for districts for reading services Maureen Brown

Crisis in Literacy: Advocating for Effective Support Systems in Education

Students have a fundamental right to learn to read, In massachusetts in some of the more affluent towns parents are getting push back to get schools to do what is needed and what their children are entitled to.

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