Tag: IDEA

Protect Your Child’s Rights: A Simple Guide for Families

Post author By Alisa Miller
Post date November 24, 2025
Categories In Families and Caregivers, Special Education

This week we have a guest post by Mary Jane Williams from Bridges to Possibilities. Big changes are happening in the Department of Education. When this happens, families of kids with disabilities feel the impact fast. With less oversight, schools may have less direction. This can cause confusion and conflict. But this is when families […]

Speaking Up in Special Education: Fighting to Keep Our Rights

Post author By Cynthia Burrow
Post date August 11, 2025
Categories In Families and Caregivers, Special Education

On August 12, we celebrate National Civil Rights Day. Many people have fought for civil rights in our country. We still must fight today. Speaking up in special education is important. Some of the rights we won under the special education law called IDEA are at risk. We all must fight harder than ever to keep […]