“It’s not just our clients who are suffering. Their kiddos are moving schools. They’re not able to keep steady employment because now they’ve had to move across town.”

🚨 In northern NY, an 8‑year‑old autistic student was allegedly put in a wooden box. In central NY, a staff member was photographed stepping on a 2nd‑grader with ADHD. A new NY bill would set enforceable statewide standards to prevent abusive restraint practices.
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💫Yesterday, House & Senate appropriators announced that a deal has been reached on education, health, & other domestic spending. Funding for all K-12 education programs: Title I, ESEA, and ALL of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

#IDEA #Title1 #Education #EducationFunding

IDEA just turned 50; in 2026 advocates see this as a crossroads for disability rights. Half a century in, families are still fighting for basic supports & services. Anniversaries remind us to recommit, shifting focus from nostalgia to the work still to be done. #IDEA50 #Inclusion #DisabilityRights

IEP and 504 Plan families, what are your biggest worries going into 2026? Is it attending school meetings, asking for accommodations, understanding your child’s rights or something else?

#IEP #504Plan #DisabilitySky #SpecialEducation #Disability
#Neurodiversity #Reading #Math #Learn #Read #Advocacy

Hello, Bluesky 👋🏾

I’m Neera, the founder of Datta Advocate. I spend my days helping families make sense of special education and pushing for school systems to provide a Free and Appropriate Public Education that treats #IEP and #504Plan students with the dignity they deserve.