Michelle
01-09-2008, 01:47 PM
I just read this article and wondered how common this problem is:
Author JoAnn Collins Exposes Disability Educators' Lies That Hurt Children With Disabilities!
Parents Fighting for Their Children's Lives Face Severe Financial
Hardship
Many parents who are fighting for an appropriate education for their
child with disabilities encounter lies by disability educators. Many
times parents do not understand that they are being lied to, and may
believe this false information, to the detriment of their child. The
new book, Disability Deception: Lies Disability Educators Tell and
How Parents Can Beat Them at Their Own Game (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0979522501/ref=nosim/disabilitybooks-20), by JoAnn Collins, will
finally expose these lies, and give practical, easy to follow
advocacy strategies on how to win the lie game!
"As a mother of two adults with disabilities, I have been lied to
many times, and am outraged by this deceptive practice!" says author
JoAnn Collins. "Disability Deception will help parents recognize
when they are being lied to, teach them how to assertively and
persistently advocate for their child, and give them many useful
resources to provide them the ammunition they need to fight for
their child's life."
Parents who are trying to fight for an appropriate education for
their child, and overcome school personnel's lies, are facing severe
financial hardship. Some must spend hundreds of thousands of dollars
to ensure that their child is making "meaningful" progress in their
education. School districts often have expansive financial
resources, while parents usually have few.
An example is the Winkelman family of Parma, Ohio, who recently won a
Supreme Court decision, but must continue to fight for their son
Jacob to receive an appropriate education. This is causing financial
hardship to the family. An article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer by
Elizabeth Auster has a headline of "The courts tarry but the bills
don't, autistic kids' mom finds."
Another article in the Denver Post by Karen Auge has a headline
of "The fight for autism." The Tappert family of Colorado paid
$110,000 over two years for therapy for their daughter Abby's
autism. The Tappert family recently won payment of the $110,000 from
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Therapies for autism are extremely
expensive, and few families can afford to pay for them on their own.
A fight with school personnel for payment of the expensive
therapies causes more financial hardship on parents.
Web addresses for both articles are at www.disabilitydeception.com.
C.P., a parent from Virginia, states, "Disability Deception is a
must have for parents ... that need honest and truthful information
about what school districts don't want you to know about your
rights." Disability Deception gives parents a fighting chance!
Author JoAnn Collins Exposes Disability Educators' Lies That Hurt Children With Disabilities!
Parents Fighting for Their Children's Lives Face Severe Financial
Hardship
Many parents who are fighting for an appropriate education for their
child with disabilities encounter lies by disability educators. Many
times parents do not understand that they are being lied to, and may
believe this false information, to the detriment of their child. The
new book, Disability Deception: Lies Disability Educators Tell and
How Parents Can Beat Them at Their Own Game (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0979522501/ref=nosim/disabilitybooks-20), by JoAnn Collins, will
finally expose these lies, and give practical, easy to follow
advocacy strategies on how to win the lie game!
"As a mother of two adults with disabilities, I have been lied to
many times, and am outraged by this deceptive practice!" says author
JoAnn Collins. "Disability Deception will help parents recognize
when they are being lied to, teach them how to assertively and
persistently advocate for their child, and give them many useful
resources to provide them the ammunition they need to fight for
their child's life."
Parents who are trying to fight for an appropriate education for
their child, and overcome school personnel's lies, are facing severe
financial hardship. Some must spend hundreds of thousands of dollars
to ensure that their child is making "meaningful" progress in their
education. School districts often have expansive financial
resources, while parents usually have few.
An example is the Winkelman family of Parma, Ohio, who recently won a
Supreme Court decision, but must continue to fight for their son
Jacob to receive an appropriate education. This is causing financial
hardship to the family. An article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer by
Elizabeth Auster has a headline of "The courts tarry but the bills
don't, autistic kids' mom finds."
Another article in the Denver Post by Karen Auge has a headline
of "The fight for autism." The Tappert family of Colorado paid
$110,000 over two years for therapy for their daughter Abby's
autism. The Tappert family recently won payment of the $110,000 from
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Therapies for autism are extremely
expensive, and few families can afford to pay for them on their own.
A fight with school personnel for payment of the expensive
therapies causes more financial hardship on parents.
Web addresses for both articles are at www.disabilitydeception.com.
C.P., a parent from Virginia, states, "Disability Deception is a
must have for parents ... that need honest and truthful information
about what school districts don't want you to know about your
rights." Disability Deception gives parents a fighting chance!