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Getting Ready for Healthcare at the Age of Majority
Guía para Padres: Cómo Prepararse para Cuando su Hijo Adolescente Alcance la Mayoría de Edad
SABE Webinars
SABE stands for Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered. Their webinars cover quite a range of topics promoting self-advocacy. You’ll find webinars such as: disability awareness (“look through our eyes”) staying safe (“building a safety net for yourself”) many aspects of self-advocacy (“people taking responsibility for advocacy in their own lives” and “to boldly go where all have […]
Talking about Race with Our Children
Mother Father please explain to me Why the world’s so full of mystery A place so bitter and still so sweet So beautiful and yet so full of sad, sad Dave Matthews Band, Mother Father. ____________ June 19, 2020 A webpage in CPIR’s series Talking about Race How do we talk to our children about […]
Being an Effective Advocate for Your Child
Useful to: Parent Centers for sharing with families If you, as a parent, have discovered that your child has a psychiatric or learning problem, or you are beginning to suspect so, you might be wondering what you can do to make sure that she is getting the best support possible when he or she is […]
Video | A Tale of Two Conversations
A Tale of Two Conversations is a two-part video showing actors playing a parent of a child with a disability and a school administrator. The meeting was requested by the parent and takes place in the administrator’s office. Take One shows the parent and administrator talking about the child’s special education program. They are talking, but not listening. Their communication is unproductive. Take Two shows each person using more effective communication skills.
Both video conversations are available for viewing online at CADRE, as is a companion Study Guidethat looks more deeply into the effective communication skills shown in the second video. Read more about and access the resources here.
Requesting Mediation
There are times when you, as a parent, may want to communicate in writing with your child’s school about some problem or concern with your child’s education or well-being. This page presents a model letter or email you might write to request mediation as an approach to resolving a dispute with your child’s school.
Informing the School of Your Intention to Enroll Your Child in a Private School at Public Expense
There are times when you, as a parent, may want to communicate in writing with your child’s school about some problem or concern with your child’s education or well-being.
Requesting a Change in Your Child’s Placement
From our series of model letters…because sometimes you need to communicate with the school about your child’s education. Current as of October 2021 En español | In Spanish There are times when you, as a parent, may want to communicate in writing with your child’s school about some problem or concern with your child’s education or […]