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Sunday, April 18, 2010

MARCH 25th, Parent Meeting in KCMO Presented…

Parents, teachers and other attendees discussed the Individual Disability Act (IDA) and it’s Federal Funding for special needs children. Discussions including the Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for students needs an incentive for enrollment. The ability for autistic children to have ability to transfer based on desire, have specific learning goals for a projected time period rely on parents being the best advocates. The Individualized Social Family Plan (ISFP) is another attempted to disable vs. able is suppose to work.

“Children in absence of choice feel trapped,” a Bertha Gilkey-Bond quote. The KC group continues it’s efforts to educate and motivate parents to get involved in advocacy the their children and others. The teachers at the Wallace Academy is on board with the meeting and efforts to get parents to the monthly meetings.

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