[blindkid] questions in regards to acquiring an aid in classroom

Penny Duffy pennyduffy at gmail.com
Wed Apr 6 14:20:58 UTC 2011


I was responding with my phone when I started and got cut off.  Yes you can
request one.  If you have a valid reason they should provide one.  My
daughter has a 1 on 1 in the morning.  Its just very important that its in
your child's IEP so they can't cut the position.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com> wrote:

> You always have the right to request an aide.  If that means they will
> prdovide one.......
>
> Write up why you feel his educational experiance will. Be better with one.
> On Apr 6, 2011 8:36 AM, "Tina Egle" <tegle at oakton.edu> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> > My son has Epilepsy which was diagnosed since he was 4 years old.
> > Eventhough his seizures are under control via medications, we never know
> > when the sudden onset of seizures could occur when the efficacy of
> > medication could happen anytime. Plus his seizures are not noticeable,
> > sometimes he could just stand there in the middle of the hallway and be
> > dazed of like he was confused and did not seem to know where he was or
> > what he was doing. He usually do not have grand mal type but rather petit
> > mal type of seizure with slight tremors or mild muscle twitches which
> > could go unnotice if all teachers and aides in the classroom are tied up
> > and busy with other blind or special need students, then he could
> > eventually fall down. That is my main concern. John Travolta's son died
> > while going to the bathroom alone in the middle of the night and his aid
> > was no where near him, and he died hitting his head to the tub while he
> > had seizure.
> >
> >
> > My question is that by Law, Can a parent ask for an individual aid who is
> > just for my son who does not have any other responsibility of other
> > students but just for him, 1:1 aid? I have been requesting 1:1 aide since
> > he has been in school around 3 years of age and now he is 15 and we have
> > moved 3 times becuase all other school distracts had failed to provide an
> > appropriate education and finally we were able to prove to our recent
> > district that he needs to be in a vision school and he has been in that
> > program for 2 years and we have seen major improvement. But the district
> > is still unclear about 1:1 aid in the room. I am undert the impression
> > that a classroom aide is shared by many other students and 1:1 aid is
> what
> > my son needs just based upon his medical history.
> >
> > Please let me know if by Law, Can I request 1:1 aid and have that written
> > in IEP?
> >
> > Tina
> >
> >
> >
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