Re: sign language in school

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Is the district Katy ISD? Just curious.

It is my understanding that once a need is identified, the district must provide someone who meets that need. There is a group you can contact for help:

http://txp2p.org/index.html

ask for the Houston office number and contact them....they will help guide you and give you support.

Praying that you will be victorious in fighting for your child!

Dora Corley

Subject: sign language in schoolTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 1:51 PM

son 13 in KISD IN HOUSTON, TX. 8TH GRADE AND AUTISTIC DEVELOPEMENTAL DELAY. I WAS TOLD AT ARD MEETING IN MAY 2012 BY SPEECH TEACHER THAT SIGN IS HIS PRIMARY COMM. YET SHE NOR NO STAFF KNOWS SIGN LANGUAGE IN THE SCHOOL. TOLD NO PROVISION. MY QUESTION IS HOW IS HE TO COMM WITH TEACHERS OR THEM WITH HIM. THE SIGN HE KNOWS I TAUGHT AND SOME FROM HOME THERAPHY. QUESTION...IS IT NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DISTRICT TO HAVE SOME ONE WITH SIGN TO TEACH HIM SIGN AND SHOULD THE TEACHERS OF THE STUDENTS KNOW SIGN IF THIS IS AS TOLD TO ME HIS PRIMARY FORM OF COMMUNICATION. USING THE SIGN HE KNOWS THE STAFF DONT UNDERSTAND.TO ME THIS IS A DISTRICT THAT CAN NOT GIVE HIM THE BASIC FORM OF EDUCATION COMMUNICATION. THEY CANT COMMUNICATE WITH HIM NOR UNDERSTAND HIM WHEN HE TRIES TO THEM.HELP WHAT ARE OUR LEGAL RIGHTS, SHOULD IF THIS DISTRICT CANT PROVIDE ADEQUEATE EDUCATION PROVIDE IT EVEN IF IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.\LORETTA ANDERSON

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Mark Corley wrote:

>Is the district Katy ISD? Just curious.

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>It is my understanding that once a need is identified, the district must

provide someone who  meets that need.  There is a group you can contact for

help:

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>http://txp2p.org/index.html

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>ask for the Houston office number and contact them....they will help guide you

and give you support.

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>Praying that you will be victorious in fighting for your child!

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>Dora Corley

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>Subject: sign language in school

>To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

>Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 1:51 PM

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>son 13 in KISD IN HOUSTON, TX. 8TH GRADE AND AUTISTIC DEVELOPEMENTAL DELAY. I

WAS TOLD AT ARD MEETING IN MAY 2012 BY SPEECH TEACHER THAT SIGN IS HIS PRIMARY

COMM. YET SHE NOR NO STAFF KNOWS SIGN LANGUAGE IN THE SCHOOL. TOLD NO PROVISION.

MY QUESTION IS HOW IS HE TO COMM WITH TEACHERS OR THEM WITH HIM. THE SIGN HE

KNOWS I TAUGHT AND SOME FROM HOME THERAPHY.

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>QUESTION...IS IT NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DISTRICT TO HAVE SOME ONE WITH

SIGN TO TEACH HIM SIGN AND SHOULD THE TEACHERS OF THE STUDENTS KNOW SIGN IF THIS

IS AS TOLD TO ME HIS PRIMARY FORM OF COMMUNICATION. USING THE SIGN HE KNOWS THE

STAFF DONT UNDERSTAND.

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>TO ME THIS IS A DISTRICT THAT CAN NOT GIVE HIM THE BASIC FORM OF EDUCATION

COMMUNICATION. THEY CANT COMMUNICATE WITH HIM NOR UNDERSTAND HIM WHEN HE TRIES

TO THEM.

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>HELP WHAT ARE OUR LEGAL RIGHTS, SHOULD IF THIS DISTRICT CANT PROVIDE ADEQUEATE

EDUCATION PROVIDE IT EVEN IF IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.\

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>LORETTA ANDERSON VERY CONCERNED MAMA. LONLLEE1@...

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[Guest guest]

If the child has a unique need and this need needs to be fulfilled in order to provide FAPE, then they must do it, so they need to provide someone who can sign who can teach him.  It is not  your child's fault that this is his only means of communication.  They can not give any excuses for not doing it.  Be sure to document EVERYTHING: time, dates, what was said, who said it.  It is best to tape all meetings, and in Texas it is legal to tape phone conversations so long as one of the parties (that would be you) knows it is being taped.

If they cannot provide it then they would have to pay to send him to a school that does provide instruction  using sign language.  No matter what they say, the law is on YOUR CHILD'S side on this issue.  All you have to do is prove your child needs a sign language instructor or interpreter in order to make progress.

[Guest guest]

I agree with this, do not back down. The law is on your side. If they refuse, just stand up and say that the meeting is over and that you will come back with an advocate or a lawyer. They must provide FAPE for your child.

Dora Corley

Subject: Re: sign language in schoolTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 5:11 PM

If the child has a unique need and this need needs to be fulfilled in order to provide FAPE, then they must do it, so they need to provide someone who can sign who can teach him. It is not your child's fault that this is his only means of communication. They can not give any excuses for not doing it. Be sure to document EVERYTHING: time, dates, what was said, who said it. It is best to tape all meetings, and in Texas it is legal to tape phone conversations so long as one of the parties (that would be you) knows it is being taped.

If they cannot provide it then they would have to pay to send him to a school that does provide instruction using sign language. No matter what they say, the law is on YOUR CHILD'S side on this issue. All you have to do is prove your child needs a sign language instructor or interpreter in order to make progress.

[Guest guest]

There is a trick to what you are asking here. Public schools provide basic care

for our children but sign language is not something they have to be trained in

to get a job in the public school system. You can have an ard meeting and

request that they send your child to either a school of autism that povides sign

or another district. This is your right to do so. I asked someone I know in the

special programs. This applies all o er the state of Texas.

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Sent: July 11, 2012 1:51 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: sign language in school

 

son 13 in KISD IN HOUSTON, TX. 8TH GRADE AND AUTISTIC DEVELOPEMENTAL DELAY. I

WAS TOLD AT ARD MEETING IN MAY 2012 BY SPEECH TEACHER THAT SIGN IS HIS PRIMARY

COMM. YET SHE NOR NO STAFF KNOWS SIGN LANGUAGE IN THE SCHOOL. TOLD NO PROVISION.

MY QUESTION IS HOW IS HE TO COMM WITH TEACHERS OR THEM WITH HIM. THE SIGN HE

KNOWS I TAUGHT AND SOME FROM HOME THERAPHY.

QUESTION...IS IT NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DISTRICT TO HAVE SOME ONE WITH

SIGN TO TEACH HIM SIGN AND SHOULD THE TEACHERS OF THE STUDENTS KNOW SIGN IF THIS

IS AS TOLD TO ME HIS PRIMARY FORM OF COMMUNICATION. USING THE SIGN HE KNOWS THE

STAFF DONT UNDERSTAND.

TO ME THIS IS A DISTRICT THAT CAN NOT GIVE HIM THE BASIC FORM OF EDUCATION

COMMUNICATION. THEY CANT COMMUNICATE WITH HIM NOR UNDERSTAND HIM WHEN HE TRIES

TO THEM.

HELP WHAT ARE OUR LEGAL RIGHTS, SHOULD IF THIS DISTRICT CANT PROVIDE ADEQUEATE

EDUCATION PROVIDE IT EVEN IF IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.\

LORETTA ANDERSON VERY CONCERNED MAMA. LONLLEE1@...