IDEA is surprisingly non-specific about a lot of special education. Here's how to advocate when you're pretty sure you've been told something incorrect....but struggle to find proof.  Get your free FAPE guide here: https://birdsend.page/forms/1628/IrX2XebqwQDon't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!<a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/N3FAHFPKBJX2S">Support the show</a> Other ways I can help you with IEPs: <a href='https://adayinourshoes.com/book/?adt_ei=%contact.email%'>📚 Preorder my book</a> <a href='https://dontiepalone.com/my-parent-iep-toolkit/'>🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents</a> 💻<a href='https://dontiepalone.com/online-special-education-advocacy-training/'> Online Advocacy Training</a> 👉<a href='https://village.adayinourshoes.com/'> Ask an Advocate your IEP Question</a> ⭐<a href='https://dontiepalone.com/present-levels-in-half-the-time/'>How to Write IEP Present Levels</a>

IDEA is surprisingly non-specific about a lot of special education. Here's how to advocate when you're pretty sure you've been told something incorrect....but struggle to find proof. Get your free FAPE guide here: https://birdsend.page/forms/1628/IrX2XebqwQ Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time! Support the show Other ways I can help you with IEPs: 📚 Preorder my book 🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents 💻 Online Advocacy Training 👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question ⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels

IDEA is surprisingly non-specific about a lot of special education. Here's how to advocate when you're pretty sure you've been told something incorrect....but struggle to find proof.&nbsp; Get your free FAPE guide here: https://birdsend.page/forms/1628/IrX2XebqwQDon't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!<a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/N3FAHFPKBJX2S" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a> Other ways I can help you with IEPs: <a href="https://adayinourshoes.com/book/?adt_ei=%contact.email%" rel="noopener noreferrer">📚 Preorder my book</a> <a href="https://dontiepalone.com/my-parent-iep-toolkit/" rel="noopener noreferrer">🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents</a> 💻<a href="https://dontiepalone.com/online-special-education-advocacy-training/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Online Advocacy Training</a> 👉<a href="https://village.adayinourshoes.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Ask an Advocate your IEP Question</a> ⭐<a href="https://dontiepalone.com/present-levels-in-half-the-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to Write IEP Present Levels</a>

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Inspired by her own son with disabilities, Lisa Lightner is an award-winning blogger and advocate. She has previously worked for her county's Arc and has served on the Boards of Directors for several disability organizations.&nbsp; Currently, she is her county's chairperson for the Right to Education Task Force, a federally decreed group set up in 1971 to ensure that all children in Pennsylvania had the opportunity to an education.&nbsp; When not attending IEP meetings with families or lobbying in Harrisburg and DC for disability rights, she can be found on the web at her IEP advice blog, A Day in our Shoes. She is known for her practical, realistic and implementable advice for parents. Warning: I've been told I have a Philly accent. I don't hear it. Also, I curse. It's something I'm working on as far as personal development. So please don't be put off. I'm trying. 📣Preorder my book on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Your-IEP-Playbook-Confident-Advocacy/dp/1394294468/">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Your-IEP-Playbook/Lisa-Lightner/9781394294466">Books-A-Million</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/your-iep-playbook-a-parent-s-guide-to-confident-advocacy/7e69feec76e48003?ean=9781394294466&amp;next=t">Bookshop.org</a><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/your-iep-playbook-lisa-lightner/1147083558?ean=9781394294466">Barnes &amp; Noble</a>!&nbsp;

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Inspired by her own son with disabilities, Lisa Lightner is an award-winning blogger and advocate. She has previously worked for her county's Arc and has served on the Boards of Directors for several disability organizations.  Currently, she is her county's chairperson for the Right to Education Task Force, a federally decreed group set up in 1971 to ensure that all children in Pennsylvania had the opportunity to an education.  When not attending IEP meetings with families or lobbying in Harrisburg and DC for disability rights, she can be found on the web at her IEP advice blog, A Day in our Shoes. She is known for her practical, realistic and implementable advice for parents. Warning: I've been told I have a Philly accent. I don't hear it. Also, I curse. It's something I'm working on as far as personal development. So please don't be put off. I'm trying. 📣Preorder my book on Amazon, Books-A-Million Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble! 

Inspired by her own son with disabilities, Lisa Lightner is an award-winning blogger and advocate. She has previously worked for her county's Arc and has served on the Boards of Directors for several disability organizations.&nbsp; Currently, she is her county's chairperson for the Right to Education Task Force, a federally decreed group set up in 1971 to ensure that all children in Pennsylvania had the opportunity to an education.&nbsp; When not attending IEP meetings with families or lobbying in Harrisburg and DC for disability rights, she can be found on the web at her IEP advice blog, A Day in our Shoes. She is known for her practical, realistic and implementable advice for parents. Warning: I've been told I have a Philly accent. I don't hear it. Also, I curse. It's something I'm working on as far as personal development. So please don't be put off. I'm trying. 📣Preorder my book on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Your-IEP-Playbook-Confident-Advocacy/dp/1394294468/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Your-IEP-Playbook/Lisa-Lightner/9781394294466" rel="noopener noreferrer">Books-A-Million</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/your-iep-playbook-a-parent-s-guide-to-confident-advocacy/7e69feec76e48003?ean=9781394294466&amp;next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop.org</a><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/your-iep-playbook-lisa-lightner/1147083558?ean=9781394294466" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barnes &amp; Noble</a>!&nbsp;

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