Talk With Your Child About Bullying
Parents can prepare themselves to talk with their children by considering how they are going to handle their child’s questions and emotions. They can also decide what information they would…
The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and Bullying
Will, a 12-year-old boy with autism, is in middle school. During his IEP meeting it was decided that Will would have a paraprofessional aid him in the classroom, but Will…
Transportation and Children Who Have Disabilities
What do parents need to know about transportation? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) includes transportation within its definition of “related services.” This means that students with Individualized Education…
What If Your Child Is The Bully?
“Children who bully suffer as much as those they target. They are significantly more likely than others to lead lives marked by school failure, depression, violence, crime, and other problems,…
Simple, Inexpensive Devices Can Assist in Communication
Most people agree that it is important for children to be able to express their likes, dislikes, needs and ideas and for their parents, siblings, peers, teachers, and others…
What is an IEP? Developing the IEP
What is an IEP? The IEP is your child’s written individualized educational program that is developed, reviewed, and revised in a meeting. The IEP: Is used to guide the education…
Everything You’ve Always wanted to ask about the IEP and Special Education Dispute Resolutions: Q&A
IEP_Q&A_Webinar_Transcription_20090521 Transcription of the Online Webinar hosted on May 21, 2009 by the Utah Parent Center Presented by: Glenna Gallo, Utah State Office of Education; and Adina Zahradnikova, Disability Law Center REBECCA:…
Workshops and Training Topics and Information
As an award-winning training center, the Utah Parent Center provides workshops, conferences and presentations addressing a number of topics important to families of individuals with disabilities. The Utah Parent Center’s…
Recreation
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Military Families
With a population of 1.5 million active duty military members, each day around the globe, there are an estimated 540,000 active duty sponsors each caring for a family member with…
Links
Special Education Links CADRE —Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education. CADRE encourages the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education and early…
Health/CSHCN
Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) as:…