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Decoding Special Needs is your one-stop-shop for all your Special Education related needs. If you have an IEP or special education issue then were here to help you put those issues to rest! Between the education laws the school needs to follow, the amount of time it takes to stay on top of them coupled with the run around the IEP team and the DOE gives you; we understand it’s easy at best, to veer
10/04/2017
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PARENT NEWSLETTER Sharing news that can help you on your journey NEW RESOURCE ALERT! There's a new parent review site specifically created for the special needs community. Click on the link,check it out and signup to be notified when it launches https://www.specialneedsreviews.net/ They reached out to us and we will have a page on the site, we are asking all our…
08/10/2017
MY CHILD HAS AUTISM NOW WHAT?! | Decoding Special Needs | Bronx,NY | Home Was your child just diagnosed with autism? feel overwhelmed? This post gives you 10 things you should do to get started on the right path.
04/07/2017
Hope you laugh as much as we did reading this :)
Top Ten Most Ridiculous Comments Heard at an IEP Meeting - Friendship Circle - Special Needs Blog By Dennise Goldberg In my job as a special education advocate, and my other job as a parent of a child with special needs, I have been involved in too many Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings to count. During these numerous IEP meetings I have met some wonderful, caring, knowledgeable,…
04/06/2017
10 Reasons why you should have an advocate for your child.
02/28/2017
If you are a bilingual family here's some good news for you.
Chancellor Fariña Announces Citywide Bilingual Expansion 68 New Programs Added to Schools This Fall
To determine what placement a child with an IEP is in, look at the first page or back of the IEP. If it says "special class in a special school", the child is/will be attending a District 75 school.
02/09/2017
And so it begins...
Federal Special Education Website Goes Dark A day after a controversial new secretary of education was sworn in, a federal website focused on special education went down, but officials said the issue should be no cause for alarm.
02/09/2017
Don't let the "what-if's" stop you!!!
Many parents wrongly walk away without needed services when they are initially denied by the CSE. If you feel that your child is not receiving all of the appropriate services from your school district, it is extremely important to speak to a special education attorney to know whether you have a right to a particular service or accommodation for your child and what your next steps should be.
02/03/2017
02/02/2017
Make sure your child's special education program has visual learning and accommodations wherever necessary.
01/30/2017
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