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Support Group Websitehttp://www.parentsdish.org TOMORROW at 6:30PM /Come and meet Rochelle Marcus, Esq. from Legal Aid of Broward. We hope to see you there!http://www.legalaid.org/broward/legal-aid-services/childrens-advocacy-project/"The Children’s Education Legal Rights Project provides legal representation to students with needs that are not being met in the school system because of a learning disability, physical, mental or emotional disability, other health impairment, or other disabling condition under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The IDEA ensures that all children with disabilities affecting their education have available to them a free and appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services

designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living. Legal Aid attorneys provide services that include:

assisting students in receiving timely testing, IDEA eligibility determinations, and proper placement,ensuring the student receives appropriate and effective special education services in a timely manner,attendance and representation of students at individual education plan (IEP) meetings,representation at administrative hearings and due process hearings and in litigation when necessary,obtaining independent psychological evaluations from professionals outside the school system, and,referrals as appropriate to outside social service organizations. No information provided either verbally or in written form is intended to be construed as legal advice. Any information provided is given strictly for educational and/or training purposes. No legal representation is provided by the rendering of such information. For specific legal advice or legal opinion, please contact an attorney who can engage in the attorney/client relationship.