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Lightfoot, Mary Henry – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2019
Advocating for deaf or hard of hearing child can be a daunting task … and intimidating. So many professionals around a table and the parent. What can parents do to advocate for deaf or hard of hearing children? Why is advocating for these child at school meetings important? As Apple says (2009), "There's an app for that!" The Laurent…
Descriptors: Parents, Advocacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Deafness
Heitin, Ruth C. – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2013
Early in 1992, Ruth Heitin embarked upon her career as a private special education consultant. As a special education advocate, she serves as an independent specialist, offering a second opinion on educational issues. In general, this type of advocate works for parents, either directly or through a nonprofit group, but their real clients are…
Descriptors: Deafness, Partial Hearing, Special Education, Individualized Education Programs
DesGeorges, Janet – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2013
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has always had "individual" as part of its spirit and its letter. However, as a parent and an advocate who has attended many Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, Janet DesGeorges has discovered that getting to "individual" can sometimes be a challenge,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Partial Hearing, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Raimondo, Barbara – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2010
Parents of children who are deaf and who have disabilities often face barriers in ensuring that their children receive the services they need. Some of these barriers include lack of awareness about deafness-disability constellations, shortages of professionals knowledgeable about how deaf children learn or the impact of the disability on deaf…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Deafness, Disabilities, Parents
Rider, Matthew; Ward, Charlene – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2010
Parents of deaf and hard of hearing children in the special education system may feel overwhelmed by the amount of information they need to learn. This article aims to give parents a place to begin in the effort to work with the school to ensure that their child receives an appropriate education. There are three broad areas that parents need to be…
Descriptors: Deafness, Partial Hearing, Parents, Child Advocacy