Special Education & IEPs

Here are answers to your questions about your child's rights to special education and an Individualized Education Program (IEP). What disabilities qualify for an IEP? What's an assessment? What happens at the IEP meeting and how do you prepare for it? What's included in the final IEP plan? Do you need a special education lawyer? Here you'll find FAQs, articles, the latest in special education law, and more.

An overview of special education laws, IEP, and your child's special education rights.

A special education attorney can help you advocate for your child in school.

Federal laws promise children with learning disabilities access to special education services, including testing accommodations.

If your child has a learning disability, developmental disability, or ADHD, this book can help you advocate for your child in the IEP process to get your child the help he or she needs.

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