Suzanne Flax Special Ed Advocate & Consultant

12/30/2024

I'm currently accepting advocacy and consulting clients for the New Year

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01/05/2024

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I have seen firsthand how important it is for a child with special needs to have a highly trained advocate in their corner.

11/08/2023

I am currently accepting new clients for my advocacy and consulting practice.

11/02/2020

https://www.teamchatterboxes.com/what-is-an-advocate/

Welcome to Chatterboxes Speech-Language & Occupational Therapy blog in Boston, MA! Read the "What is an Advocate? How can they help?”.

08/28/2020

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/08/28/pandemic-hitting-families-disabilities-harder/28849/

Family caregivers of people with disabilities are experiencing isolation, anxiety and other ill-effects from the coronavirus pandemic in far greater numbers than others, new research finds.

07/15/2020

Group Homes for children and adults with disabilities are a type of congregate living situation. The residents in the group homes, like nursing home residents, are more vulnerable to COVID 19. The below article explains why.

People with developmental disabilities who live in group homes are significantly more likely than others to contract the coronavirus and die from it, a new study finds.

06/23/2020

What is Special Ed going to look like in the fall? What areas can be negotiated? Is it fair to ask working parents to home school their children during the day? Where does the responsibility of education stop with the teacher and begin with the parent? Guidances continue to be issued by the federal government and interpreted by various states Below is an article on the most recent guidance issued by the Department of Education.

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/

The U.S. Department of Education is offering up details about how states and schools can address special education disputes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

05/24/2020

The advisories regarding special education during the time of COVID have changed a lot since the schools closed in mid-March. Below is the most recent Technical Assistance Advisory issued by Russell Johnston, Senior Associate Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on May 21, 2020. If you are a parent of a child with special needs it's very important to keep up with Russell Johnston's Special Education Advisories. We don't know what school is going to look like in the fall and, as we all know, it is critical that your child (children) receive the educational services and therapies they are entitled to whether it takes place in a school building or remotely.

The goal of the Massachusetts public K-12 education system is to prepare all students for success after high school. Massachusetts public school students are leading the nation in reading and math and are at the top internationally in reading, science, and math according to the national NAEP and int...

05/01/2020

A bill currently in congress may extend stimulus payments to dependents with disabilities.

Many people with disabilities will miss out on economic stimulus payments because they are counted as someone else's dependent, but that could change under a proposal in Congress.

04/06/2020

Beloved Jacob. I can't visit you because it's not safe for you and you're in quarantine but I love the videos, photos and face time that I get with you throughout the day XO Mom