6 Parenting Tips; How to Successfully Overcome Special Education Deceptions

Law Article — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:10:01 +0000

Are you a parent of a child with autism, who has been told things,that are not true about your child’s education, by disability educators? Are you a parent who is afraid to stand up to the

deceptions? Would you like to learn six disability advocacy tips, for standing up to some educators who are not truthful? This article will teach you easy to use parenting tips to help you in your fight for your child’s educational life. These tips along with knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) will help you in your disability advocacy journey. I will give an example of a common lie that is heard by many parents, and follow up with six tips.

Lie: “I am sorry, we cannot give your child speech therapy, because the category your child receives special education under is a learning disability.” (Be sure that your child is tested in all areas of suspected disability! Some school personnel deny services without even testing the child, to see if the child needs services in a specific area such as speech).

Tip 1: Ask for, in writing, a copy of the state or federal law that the school person is using to deny needed special education services.(IDEA does not allow school districts to base services on labels, only educational needs). For example: “Could you please show me, in writing, the state or federal law that states that you have the right to deny my child an educational service that they need.”

Tip 2: If the disability educator made this statement in a verbal conversation, as soon as possible after the conversation, write the educator and quote what they said. Also, keep a copy. It may be necessary to write the special education person a couple of times, to get a response.

Tip 3: Use the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to strengthen your position. For Example: “IDEA states that the purpose of the law is to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and RELATED SERVICES designed to meet their UNIQUE NEEDS . . .Section 1400 Purposes.”

Tip 4: Tell the disability educator, in writing, that since they are not able to show you a state or federal law that states that your child’s label determines service (it doesn’t), that you stand by your position that your child needs speech therapy. Remember to be assertively persistent! Also, use testing to prove that your child is below age and grade equivalents to justify related services.

Tip 5: Consider getting an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE), for your child with a qualified person. For example: If your child has autism, consider taking them to a qualified person who specializes in autism. Make sure they are willing to write a detailed report to include recommendations.

Tip 6: Send the independent educational evaluation report to schoolpersonnel, and ask for an IEP meeting to discuss the evaluator’s recommendations. If possible, have the evaluator participate by telephone. This article has given you six parenting tips that you can use to successfully overcome disability educator’s deceptions. You have the right to hold special educational personnel accountable for giving false information. Good luck in your advocacy journey!

I am the parent of two adults with disabilities and have been an educational advocate for over 15 years. My recently released book “Disability Deception; Lies Disability Educators Tell and How Parents Can Beat Them at Their Own Game” will help parents learn advocacy skills to help their child receive an appropriate education. Check out my Web site at www.disabilitydeception.com.

Telemarketing And The Law

Law Article — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:57:17 +0000

People who work as telemarketers are not universally loved by all. The reason that some many in the public dislike telemarketers is that the calls tend to interrupt them at especially inappropriate moments, such as when it is time for dinner or when a parent is spending time with a child.
It is estimated that residents in Western countries receive about 16 billion sales calls each year, although the number varies by state and country. In some locations, legislation to stop these calls has been proposed at local as well as national levels. In the face of all the difference, each user of the telemarketing strategy has the sole responsibility to become familiar with the laws governing the industry in a specific locale. Telemarketers are required to comply with all relevant laws imposed on their industry.
In the United States, there are several well-established federal laws that apply to telemarketing.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enacted the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), which implements the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 1994. This law is one of several designed to make the nations markets function in a competitive manner, while stopping activities that endanger a consumers chance to make an informed choice. The TSR had an amendment added in 2002, and it currently establishes a Do-Not-Call program, which mandates an abandonment rate of three percent for predictive dialers. The program also requires telemarketers to transmit Caller-ID information so people can screen these calls. There are some industries that are not covered under the TSR, however. These include federal credit unions, common carriers, banks, nonprofit organizations, and insurance firms.
The Federal Communications Commission also implemented specific laws applying to telemarketing in order to protect consumers privacy rights. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) covers in-house lists and prohibits telemarketers from calling home numbers unless it has written policies and procedures to maintain a do-not-call list of consumers who specifically ask not be called any more. The telemarketing laws of the FCC also require that calls made by predictive dialers to wireless telephone numbers be prohibited. Basically, the TCPA limits telemarketing firms from calling a residential number unless there are procedures for placing consumers who ask not to be called in the Do-Not-Call registry. The law also prohibits sending any unsolicited fax advertisements, the use of automatic dialers, or sending recorded messages.
These telemarketing laws require the FTC to create regulations that will prevent telemarketers from engaging in abusive and fraudulent practices. Under the laws, the FTC was also allowed to develop the TSR.

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