Carey Advocacy

Carey Advocacy We provide education advocacy & parent education to help navigate school and Regional Center. We assist with schools and Regional Centers. Lisa M.

Carey Advocacy provides advocacy and parent education for children with disabilities and their families. Carey has worked with hundreds of families as an Education Advocate since 2013. She is a former preschool teacher who majored in child development. She has completed many educational opportunities to further her knowledge, including Board Certification for Advocacy in Special Education (BCASE)

through the National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET), COPAA’s SEAT program, Wrightslaw workshops, Parent Advocacy and Mentoring through the Special Needs Network and the TIGER program through the Learning Rights Law Center. Lisa’s passion for advocacy stemmed from being a mother to three unique and wonderful boys who have disabilities. Lisa believes that parents are the experts on their children and strive to make sure they are full participants in the IEP process. Her goal is to make sure parents' voices are heard in the development of their children’s IEP.

This is great news!
06/12/2025

This is great news!

COPAA celebrates a major victory for students with disabilities and their families. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on June 12, 2025 in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools in favor of the family of a student with a disability, holding that “ADA and [Section 504] Rehabilitation Act claims based on edu...

This looks amazing! Denise is so knowledgeable.
06/10/2025

This looks amazing! Denise is so knowledgeable.

What do you need to know about potential changes in federal education law and how that will affect students with disabilities?

03/21/2025

This is not ok. This is completely unacceptable.

Press release from COPAA!
03/21/2025

Press release from COPAA!

Washington DC– In response to the White House issuing an executive order (EO) calling for the Secretary of Education to develop a plan to dismantle the Department of Education (ED), Denise Marshall, CEO, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) issued the following statement:

Want to help by doing something, anything? Check out COPAAs “take action” page. If you agree with the positions you can ...
03/17/2025

Want to help by doing something, anything? Check out COPAAs “take action” page. If you agree with the positions you can send support to your representatives in less than a minute. This is nationwide.

Support Medicaid, Protect Children with DisabilitiesThe House and Senate are negotiating budget bills to support tax cuts. To pay for the tax credits, the House Budget Committee has asked authorizers to find $880 B in cuts and the Senate Budget Committee is looking for $1 B. We know Medicaid is a pr...

03/15/2025

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.

03/14/2025
03/12/2025

Learn about proposed cuts to Medicaid and how to tell policy makers your family's story to help protect our kids' services.

Cal-TASH Conference March 28-29 -
03/01/2025

Cal-TASH Conference March 28-29 -

IEP season is here! IEP season is March through June. During this time there are more IEP meetings than any other time of year. School calendars fill up quite quickly and so does mine! If you have an IEP due this school year or would like to request one you should make the request sooner rather than...

If you were impacted by the fires in January then this post is for you!This information is from the State Council on Dev...
02/26/2025

If you were impacted by the fires in January then this post is for you!

This information is from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) which is an amazing organization for our families. Feel free to share with those who have developmental disabilities or their families who were impacted by the fires in January.

As the Altadena and Palisades communities continue to recover from the devastating wildfires, SCDD wants to hear from you about the challenges you’re facing. Whether it’s a systemic need—such as difficulties accessing assistance from city, county, state or federal agencies—or a physical need—like food, water, toiletries, hygiene products, housing, or other essential resources—we want to ensure that agencies are aware of what’s still needed to support your recovery.

Your input is critical in helping us advocate for better services and solutions. We will share this information with state agencies to make sure your community gets the support it needs.

Please use the form below to tell us what supports you need. We encourage you to share this link widely.

LA County Wildfires Recovery Survey
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeczgR842W7Vf1vrEr-EyLQALRXjZNpbCe6Xcwko2Nk_dCCLw/viewform?usp=sharing

Thank you for sharing your experience

02/11/2025

📢 Disability Community Briefing: Protect Disability Rights!

Join us on February 12, 2025, at 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET for a Disability Community Briefing on Texas v. Becerra—a lawsuit that threatens Section 504, a crucial disability rights law.

Section 504 ensures equal access to schools, healthcare, and more. 17 states are suing to eliminate these protections. If they win, it would be devastating for disabled people across the country.

Learn what’s at stake, what’s next, and how YOU can take action to defend disability rights.

Learn more about the case: https://dredf.org/protect-504/

Register for the briefing: https://dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SakrItZPT_KM0NIWJNlDHg #/registration

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