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Debbie Dobbs, MSMaster of ScienceEducational Consultant & Child AdvocateHealth Care Consulting Services cell faxdebbie@...www.debbiedobbs.com Join me on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/debbie-dobbs-ms/14/835/14a CONFIDENTIAL & PRIVELEGEDInformation contained in this communication is confidential and privileged. It is not meant to represent legal or medical advice, but rather advice given based on my knowledge as the parent of a child with disabilities, a trained Parent Advocate by the GA Advocacy Office, a member of the Council of Parent Advocates & Attorneys, by working in the medical industry for over 20 years, training received from Pete on Special Education Law and Advocacy, and medical coding and documentation courses. Please do not forward without my permission. Please take part in the IDEA National Survey, a survey of whether the rights of students with disabilities and their parents are protected. The survey is sponsored by the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), Autism Society of America (ASA), Autism National Committee (AutCom), and The Advocacy Institute (AI). Go to http://www.ideasurvey.org The survey looks at whether parents are treated as equal partners in their children’s education. Topics include whether the rights of students with disabilities and their parents protected throughout the special education process, including IEP meetings and IEP issues, eligibility (child find), Due Process hearings (impartial hearings), and other education issues. There are questions about expert witness fees, burden of proof, and other due process issues. There is also a survey for those parents whose children have been denied access to IDEA services. All disabilities are welcome! We are studying these issues for all students, regardless of their disability or special need. There are surveys for all community members:-- Parents of children with disabilities -- Self-advocates (people with disabilities)-- Attorneys, advocates, and other professionals The survey will run March-May 2011. The results will be compiled into a report about experiences under the IDEA that will be published this summer. You can take the survey and read more about it at http://www.ideasurvey.org You can also visit our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/IDEA.Survey. Please take part and let us know about your special education experiences! PLEASE SHARE THIS NOTICE BROADLY AND PLEASE FORWARD. We would greatly appreciate it if you share this notice widely, and even put a note about us on your webpage. We are happy to acknowledge all organizations and groups which distribute our notice in our report if you wish to be acknowledged. Please contact me for further information. Thank you, Coordinator, IDEA National Survey Projectemail jessica@...www.ideasurvey.org