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Welcome to Success Stories, a new section of Fetaweb.com. Learn how parents are using common sense and resources and training from Wrightslaw to resolve problems and get better services for their children. Do you have a success story? The Numbers Do Not Lie - Charting the Test Scores is a powerful success story from a mother of three children with disabilities. Susan Bruce explains how she stopped playing the victim and did what was necessary to become an effective advocate for her children. Susan is now the Region 3 Regional Education Coordinator for PRO-Parents of South Carolina, Inc.-and a mighty force. Read story How I Got 140 Hours of Compensatory Education for My Son with Autism. "One evening my wife mentioned that the school released the special ed kids earlier than the regular ed kids. In fact, the school released our son 27 minutes earlier than they released non-disabled students -- every day. What did I do? How? What did I accomplish? What did I do wrong?" Read story The Cold Hard Numbers and a Successful IEP Meeting. "When
we recently moved to a new town, ...the staff were skeptical about our ABA
program. I thought I would have to do a lot of persuasive arguing on behalf
of ABA at the IEP meeting.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY A WORD!
The IEP team had reviewed the objective data before the meeting.
They gave us everything we needed for Sam..." Read
story How
I Learned to Get Services by Asking Questions. "When I
began to advocate for my daughter, I supported requests with tons
of documentation. I was surprised when the "powers that be"
would not provide the services and supports. Why was I having this
problem? What could I do? Then I realized that How
Parents Can Become More Effective Advocates by Marie Sherrett.
"In my work, I find that parents of children with special education
needs come in several categories. Which are you?" We are collecting stories about successful advocacy from parents and advocates. We will post some of these stories on Fetaweb.com, the new parent advocacy site as time permits. If
you are interested in submitting a success story or strategy, please
send an email to: success@wrightslaw.com Copyright © 1999-2007, Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright. All rights reserved. Contact Us |