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OSERS has found the Michigan Dept. of Ed in violation of the IDEA 2004!

September 29, 2015 By marcie

TODAY was a pretty good Monday for anyone who cares about our children with special needs and their parents.   I received a written response from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS). This written response was to notify me that in fact OSERS has found the […]

Filed Under: ADHD, Articles, Aspergers, Autism, bipolar disorder, Education, learning disabilities, News, Politics, Special Education

Oakland Community College in Violation of Section 504 & Title II of the ADA!

July 8, 2015 By marcie

As the parent of a son with special needs and advocate to thousands of students with special needs, I fight unapologetically hard for their civil rights and right to a free and appropriate public education. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t an advocate for children. I believe in children, ALL children. I believe […]

Filed Under: ADHD, Articles, Aspergers, Autism, bipolar disorder, Education, Family, learning disabilities, Politics, Special Education

U.S. Dept. of Ed, Office for Civil Rights finds MI Dept. of Ed in Violation of ADA & Section 504!

July 4, 2015 By marcie

On February 18, 2014 I filed an online complaint with the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights and alleging that the Michigan Department of Education’s webpage for a one-month public comment period on potentially devastating revisions to our special education rules was inaccessible. Sixteen months later and after a thorough investigation and […]

Filed Under: News, Politics, Special Education

Public Ed & A Dialogue Too Few Are Willing To Have!

June 10, 2015 By marcie

So earlier this evening/late afternoon, I posted on Facebook about Dearborn Public Schools and both an ASD teacher and two speech clinicians with NO knowledge about Michelle Garcia Winner and her Social Thinking www.socialthinking.com that is used by countless districts across MI and America. Further, they had no knowledge about Sarah Ward and her extensive […]

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Special Education

Put America on Trial for the Crime of Poverty & Homelessness

May 31, 2015 By marcie

I am in Boston with my son and the light of my life, Andrew. We were sitting in the lobby of our hotel and chatting with a woman who works in the hotel shop that sells newspapers, toiletries, souvenirs, etc. We have developed so many special relationships with employees in this hotel after 16 years […]

Filed Under: bipolar disorder, Education, Family, General, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Politics, Poverty, Special Education

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See some of our coverage from the Kids with IEPs, 504s & Nothing, Count Day Rally this past Oct 7, 2020 on WILX TV. >> WATCH HERE

 

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