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CARD In-Service: Recovery Presentation on Post-CARD Outcome Research and How to Procure Funding for ABA Services
Bonnie Z Yates, special education attorney, will be participating in a CARD In-Service event on Thursday, August 26th.
Jonathan Tarbox, CARD’s director of research, will be giving a recovery presentation on post-CARD outcome research and best-outcome data.
“Here are what the results can look like given a full program.”
Bonnie Yates will be speaking on how to procure funding for ABA services.
“This is what it may take to get these hours … these are your child’s rights per the regional centers …”
This event is open to the public.
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So You Want to Have a Classroom Observation…
By Heather Zakson, Esq
DEAR DISTRICT …
The first in a series of letters from our firm to school districts, adapted for publication, that address important issues we encounter in our work.
This letter takes on a school district’s refusal to allow a student’s private experts to observe the placement and services proposed for the student, usually referred to as the “offer of FAPE.”
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Spring IEP Season: Defend Your Child’s Rights In The Face Of Budget Woes And Program Cuts
Parents in Los Angeles Unified School District have raised the alarm that the district is closing many of the special education programs in neighborhood elementary schools and will be busing children to centralized school sites, a money-saving measure that will help the district accommodate staff reductions. If the changes are instituted, children in these programs will be forced to deal with transportation difficulties and transitions to new settings with higher student:teacher ratios, and will be denied the chance to go to their local school with their neighbors and siblings.
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Graduation Night 2009: Nick’s Story
A history teacher named Andy Owens gives the congratulatory speech. He reminds the students that it was Mark Twain who said “I never let my schooling get in the way of my education.”
When Nick was four years old, Mrs. M took me on a tour of the Culver City Unified School District [...]
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IEP Meetings
Representation at the earliest stage helps lead to sooner implementation of an appropriate educational program for your child, and establishes a pattern for effective advocacy throughout the your child’s school career.
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IEP Meetings
IEP Meetings
Whether you are just starting out at your first IEP team meeting or you are a seasoned advocate for your child, we can provide you with expert and experienced legal advice that will help you build or restructure your case to achieve the results you need.
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), every [...]
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Tips for IEP Season
IEP season is here and everyone is running around trying to get their meetings completed before school closes in June. Although many parents attend IEP meetings accompanied by an attorney or an advocate, here are some tips for parents who are going by themselves.
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WE UNDERSTAND Families have enough battles to overcome in everyday life living with special needs children. We know. Many of our staff members are parents of special needs children and have gone through the difficult educational and emotional processes you are experiencing.
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The Law Offices of Bonnie Z. Yates, Inc. employs a team approach in securing your child's education rights. Our team is composed of attorneys, skilled education professionals and support staff committed to assisting you in obtaining all the education services to which your child is entited.
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Bonnie Z Yates
Bonnie Yates is an attorney with over 25 years of experience. In 1994, when her second child was diagnosed with autism, Ms. Yates focused her legal practice exclusively on special education to help her son obtain the educational services he needed. Ms. Yates and her team of lawyers have helped hundreds of children obtain vital educational services.
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