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How can hiring a Special Education Advocate help me?

  • Writer: Amy Scott Lorton
    Amy Scott Lorton
  • Oct 3, 2017
  • 1 min read

Updated: Mar 12

Q: “How can hiring a Special Education Advocate help me?" ​A: In many ways! Read on…


Get Informed Amy can...

  • inform you of your rights and suggest appropriate special education services and programs to meet your student's individual needs.

  • articulate the meaning of assessments and reports and explain them with regard to your child's educational needs.


Get Organized Amy can...

  • help you prepare for the IEP or 504 meeting - including proposing needed reasonable accommodations and services, reviewing supportive data, helping put concerns and requests in writing, and providing strategies for the meeting.

  • review all special education and section 504 documents, including student files, assessment reports, IEPs and Section 504 Plans.

  • assist you with drafting letters and written requests or complaints to the school, district, or the State Department of Education.


Get Empowered Amy can...

  • accompany you to IEP, Section 504, and Gifted Education Plan school meetings and provide advice and assistance as needed throughout the process.

  • review documents and advise you before you sign them.

  • help you get your concerns heard by the school and help you resolve a dispute.

  • assess the strength of your case and make recommendations on how to proceed and refer you to a special education attorney, if needed, should you believe that you are ready to take your case to due process.

  • empower, inform, guide, and educate parents and students to strengthen their own advocacy skills.

​​Need Help? ​

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