Winkleman cases and Public Schools - Tonya

March 26, 2008

Tonya - that would be great because I have already gotten 3 large children's

advocacy groups interested. I will contact you off -line about it.

[Texas-Autism- Advocacy] Re: Winkleman cases and Public Schools

I think like Mara said, parents need to become vocal with OSEP and

register their complaints. It is also a good idea to contact Kathy

Clayton at TEA and register complaints with her as well. I hear that

these 2 agencies are saying they've never heard parent complaints,

this needs to change.

Along with parents contacting OSEP and TEA, maybe we need to form a

coalition with agencies that have a stake in this matter, like the

ARC of Texas, Advocacy Inc., and let them know what reforms are

needed in order to improve outcomes for our children in public

schools. Reforms like caps on attorney fee spending, taking away due

process from TEA, extending the statue of limitation on being able to

file to meet federal guidliines in IDEA (2 yrs rather than 1).

Nagla

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> M. Guppy

> Autism is a very silent world; but the potential in that world

speaks volumes.... Texas Autism Advocacy: www.TexasAutismAdvo cacy.org

> " There are some aspects of a person's life that we have no right to

compromise. We cannot negotiate the size of an institution. No one

should live in one. We cannot debate who should get an inclusive

education. Everyone should. We cannot determine who does and who does

not get the right to make their own choices and forge their own

futures. All must. "

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