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Advocating for Your Special Needs Child with Betsy Ballard - Part 2
On today’s episode: Former special education teacher Betsy Ballard
Ballard is a retired teacher who taught in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where she worked as a family and consumer science teacher and also in special education. For years, she’s worked to support parents trying to navigate bureaucratic systems to get appropriate services for their children.
Topics
- 01:58 Challenges for special education students during Covid
- 04:56 Empowering parents with knowledge
- 09:00 How to effectively advocate for students
- 12:30 Assumptions students of color face
- 15:33 Resources for parents
For more information or questions, you can reach Betsy Ballard at [email protected].
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By Ed Madison and Journalistic Learning InitiativeOn today’s episode: Former special education teacher Betsy Ballard
Ballard is a retired teacher who taught in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where she worked as a family and consumer science teacher and also in special education. For years, she’s worked to support parents trying to navigate bureaucratic systems to get appropriate services for their children.
Topics
- 01:58 Challenges for special education students during Covid
- 04:56 Empowering parents with knowledge
- 09:00 How to effectively advocate for students
- 12:30 Assumptions students of color face
- 15:33 Resources for parents
For more information or questions, you can reach Betsy Ballard at [email protected].