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Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
A new school year is starting and it’s time to get your child excited and ready to go. Here are some ideas and tips to help make starting a new school year easier for you and your child.
Categories: Education & Schools
School districts must find students who may have a disability and provide services if needed.
Categories: Education & Schools
After one year at a high school that was not helping our son, we were able to get a transfer to the high school across town. And to our surprise our son is now a rock star.
Categories: Family Support, Education & Schools
Parents who advocate for their child are often referred to as “That Mom,” as if it is a bad thing. We’ll let you decide.
Categories: Education & Schools
Our foster son RG started out with some learning and behavioral difficulties, but quickly thrived in a stable home and thanks to the supports of family and community.
Categories: Family Support, Education & Schools
Here's how to make sure preparing for an IEP and/or ARD process will be as effective as possible.
Categories: Education & Schools
Post-secondary education is an exciting transition. It is also may take time.
Categories: Education & Schools
While parents may dread their child’s annual Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meeting, planning before the meeting helps our children be more successful in school.
Categories: Education & Schools
A school-based setting may not work well for your child with disabilities. It didn’t for our son. We tried homeschooling and found it suited him much better.
Categories: Education & Schools
Your child with a disability is entitled to the best education available. Getting that is sometimes a challenge. There are many transitions. Here are some of the things we did to build a solid plan and make our son’s educational journey a little easier.
Categories: Education & Schools