by Alison Stone | Jul 26, 2026 | Advocacy
Choosing a school can feel overwhelming, especially when every option promises to be the right fit. The best place to start is with your child’s needs, not the school’s reputation or marketing. Ask one question first: Can this school provide the services...
by Alison Stone | Jul 24, 2026 | Advocacy
You have probably seen the term FAPE in your child’s paperwork or heard it in a meeting, used as if everyone already knows what it means. Here is the plain truth behind the acronym. FAPE stands for Free Appropriate Public Education, and it is your child’s...
by Alison Stone | Jul 21, 2026 | Advocacy
Three weeks into the school year, your child comes home and says the teacher made them read out loud in front of the class, the exact thing the IEP says not to do. You email the teacher, and the reply lands like a punch: “I wasn’t aware your child had an...
by Alison Stone | Jul 19, 2026 | Advocacy
If your child is struggling and you have been told an evaluation is the next step, you are standing at the doorway to the entire special education process. Everything that follows, the services, the accommodations, the plan, starts here. In Arizona, a special...
by Alison Stone | Jul 15, 2026 | Advocacy
You did everything right. You put your concern in writing, you asked for an evaluation, and the answer came back: no. That word can feel like a door slamming, especially when you can see your child struggling every single day. Here is what you need to know first: a...
