Jennifer Feldman Consulting and Tutoring

08/22/2026

Destiny Huff Consulting always has a great way of getting to the heart of a problem and explaining neurodiversity affirming practice so everyone can understand. Wouldn't it be amazing if all IEP goals, all educational goals even, were measured with these ideas in mind!!

08/15/2026

I have an exciting opportunity to work with general educators who are in the Bank Street College program who are currently general education teachers working in special education placements for their student teaching.

What do you think is important for new to special education teachers to know?

I'm also hopeful that I can use this as my textbook:

Stop guessing, start aligning. A cross-disciplinary handbook for educators, therapists & families with a Regulate→Connect→Plan framework. PDF or print.

08/03/2026

Sharing this because getting rid of bad teachers is harder than I thought!

The issue of bad teachers is the proverbial Gordian Knot, and pulling on a single thread won’t untie it. If we want to get serious about ridding our schools of bad teachers, we must attack many difficult issues all at once—including low teacher pay, collective bargaining agreements, pension syst...

08/03/2026

I think rather than being a "warrior for my child" it would be better for parents to learn how to become "strategic collaborators" for their child when it comes to the IEP process. As an advocate I'd like to work with families to find the nuance because we are all working in a system that is stacked against us in every way.

07/17/2026

Does a Free and Appropriate Education mean free of educational and ableist bias? Asking for a friend.

I just watched a mock due process hearing video for a course I'm taking and there was just so much that needed unpacking. A girl was tracked into title 1 services but never given an appropriate evaluation until the end of 4th grade. She received a dyslexia diagnosis at that time. Can you guess her personality type? "Quiet" "hardworking" "never was a problem". She struggled with reading her whole life but because she was a "good kid" nobody seemed to think that something else could be going on. The system failed her.

Girls are often missed for diagnosis at a young age and this should be a problem. Child find programs are clearly not working for our girls. So how do we change this?

07/09/2026

Thank you Destiny Huff Consulting for sharing this important information. I have some of the same questions especially around whether or not there is a tacit adoption of the medical model of education of students with disabilities.

07/07/2026

Coffee is always a business expense, right?

05/01/2026

Just began my journey as a special education advocate and started my online training. I think it's important to start from a large knowledge base and not just assume that because I've been there, I know what I'm talking about. If I'm going to tell my students that learning should be life-long, what better way to demonstrate that than to become a learner myself.

Here's looking forward to the future!

02/06/2022

This is why we need to think about where we put our money and activist dollars; Autism Speaks does not help actually autistic people individuals and their families.

This is important for parents of nonspeaking children to read and process. 👇👇👇

This week, I advocated in front of Virginia House of Delegates for my nonspeaking child, his peers, and their teachers. I didn't realize I would be going up agains Autism Speaks and Council of Autism Service Providers - CASP. 🤔

HB 1047 was a MODEST but meaningful bill that would protect nonspeaking students in Virginia by ensuring that -

1) a student's need for AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) wouldn't be used as a reason to segregate that student,

2) school staff would receive training to support their student BEFORE school starts,

3) IQ test results wouldn't be used to deny access to AAC.

These are basic protections already put in place by IDEA, but they don't happen. 💯

This is why the bill was brought forth... because nonspeaking students are segregated at an alarming rate and many aren't even offered AAC.

When I went to speak in favor of this very modest bill, I was joined by several others, including Virginia Education Association, because our teachers WANT training to support their nonspeaking students!

After we spoke, Autism Speaks and CASP (a lobbyist for ABA companies) gave nearly identical testimonies about their "concerns for the bill's language." 🤬 I will put links in the comments.

Anyway, the bill is dead now and won't be voted on this year. 💔

So before you "light it up blue" this April, just remember that Autism Speaks advocated AGAINST protections for my son, his nonspeaking peers, and their teachers in Virginia this week.

And be sure to keep this disgustingly wealthy company in mind as you navigate the IEP process, and as you fight for services and inclusion. 😒

💜 ~ Meghan