by Special Needs Family Services | Aug 29, 2022
As students return to school, these first couple of weeks can be so exhausting and difficult, especially for families with disabilities. For many, this can be a season of needing to reconsider education and what school looks like for your family. Some may be... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Aug 12, 2022
Regardless of the type of school or setting, back-to-school time is when we hit the reset button on our child’s educational plan. New teachers and other school personnel come into our child’s life. There are perhaps changes in classrooms or services. This is... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Jul 23, 2020
Author: Annette Hines, Founder of Special Needs Companies When my daughter Elizabeth was young, I used to feel anxious and lose sleep over the transition from summer to the new school year, even as much as she was looking forward to it. Elizabeth was blind and in a... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Jul 16, 2020
Back when my children were little, homeschooling was still a bit more radical than it is today given the current pandemic. For those of you who don’t know me, I was raising two daughters mostly alone after an early divorce. My oldest, Elizabeth, was profoundly... 
by Special Needs Family Services | Jun 26, 2020
In the Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District case of March 2017, the Supreme Court reviewed the educational rights guaranteed under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The heart behind this case was the IDEA’s requirement that states provide...