: About Me

I am the founder of IDEAS: Individual Development to Education, Attitudes, and Solutions Corp. I am also the President and Advocate.

We provide assistance in securing the appropriate supports/services for children with disabilities. Additionally, we provide workshops and advocacy training to parents and other interested parties.

We are not state funded and prefer it that way. This allows us to utilize more resources, it doesn't tie our hands. Our funding source is the general public. Parents pay a minimal fee and we take them through team meetings, evaluations, all the way to mediation and/or hearing. We also attend and represent meets with community organizations that provide services to families.

We have a success rate of 100%. In the last year we have represented children of varying disabilities from Social/emotional to Developmental Delay to Autism and ADHD. Our children are either in private residential or day schools or are receiving the appropriate services and/or supports in the public school system.

I believe passionately in what I do and find it to be the most emotionally rewarding. I have met extraordinary people in this field and I wouldn't change it if I could. I just absolutely love what I do and I wish more people could feel this way about their job.

My passion is ...

Advocacy

I know too much about ...

State and Federal Regulations for special needs kids

My parents always told me ...

my principals were going to get in my way

My childhood ambition ...

to be a hairdresser

My favorite memory ...

living in Monument Beach, MA

Why I write ...

Because all of this keeps going round and round in my head. I want to tell everyone they can beat the system and help their child

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Infomation about child on child violence, abuse of children and the lack of protection or a voice for children

My first job ...

A factory worker

My best moment ...

Wining a $1 million autism program created in the public school system. It was designed around my niece, who is severly autistic and non-verbal

My inspiration ...

Children with disabilities. Amaze me all the time by what they can and will overcome.

Education > Special Education What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?

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IDEA is The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities. See http://idea.ed.gov/, for more information, check out Determination of Eligibility Congress found that many children with disabilities were not receiving an education. In an effort to prevent this from continuing and ensuring that ALL children in t...

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