Sometimes parents and school districts don’t agree about what services and programs a student with a disability requires in order to make educational progress.

• Securing an independent educational evaluation
• obtaining classification of your child as a student with a disability
• Obtaining classification of your child as a student with a disability
• Advocating for your child at an IEP meeting
• Securing an appropriate educational setting
• Obtaining appropriate educational services, such as physical therapy, speech & language therapy, physical therapy, counseling, hearing services, appropriate educational accommodations etc.
• Securing a “Nickerson letter” (NYC residents)
• Obtaining an appropriate waiver of immunication requirements & Section 504 plan
• securing funding for an appropriate non-public school program
• representing your child at a suspension hearing

A guardian can be either a person or an agency, who is appointed by the court to make decisions for an individual who is unable to make those decisions on his/her own (the “ward”). A guardian does not have to be a parent or a relative, although it can be.

• Guardianship of the person –an individual appointed to make decisions regarding the health, education, and welfare of a ward.
• Guardianship of the property –an individual appointed to make decisions about finances of a ward as directed by the judge.
• Guardianship of the person and property –an individual appointed to make decisions regarding health, education, welfare and finances.
• Guardian ad litem –an individual appointed by the court to act for the person during a court case when that individual cannot defend themselves or protect their own interests.