[blindkid] FW: Take part in IDEA Advocacy Rights Survey, sponsored by National Disability Orgs

[Carol Castellano]

Hello Everyone,
I am forwarding this survey information.  The 
deadline is tomorrow, June 30, if you would like to take part.
Carol

Carol Castellano
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nopbc.org
>
>From: Sabrina Austin [mailto:saustin at mcie.org]
>Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:21 AM
>To: Undisclosed recipients:
>Subject: FYI: Take part in IDEA Advocacy Rights 
>Survey, sponsored by National Disability Orgs
>
>FYI – See below and feel free to pass on. The 
>deadline to respond is June 30th.
>
>There are 2 weeks left to take part in the IDEA 
>National Survey project, a survey of whether the 
>rights of students with disabilities and their 
>parents are protected.  The survey is sponsored 
>by the National Center for Learning Disabilities 
>, National Down Syndrome Society, Autism Society 
>of America , The Advocacy Institute, and the 
>Autism National Committee.   The survey seeks 
>input from parents, self-advocates, and 
>attorneys, advocates, and other professionals 
>who work with parents. The survey is located 
>at  <http://www.ideasurvey.org/>http://www.ideasurvey.org
>
>The survey will be open through June 30, 
>2011.  The survey looks at the major issues in 
>special education advocacy, including IEPs, 
>Child Find/Evaluations, and Due 
>Process/Litigation.  The survey examines whether 
>parents are treated as equals in the process and 
>whether their rights are protected. There are 
>surveys for all community members:
>    * Parents of children with disabilities
>    * Attorneys, Advocates, Educational Consultants, and other professionals
>    * Self-advocates (people with disabilities).
>There is also a special survey form for parents 
>whose children have been denied access to 
>services under the IDEA.  The survey is designed 
>so that you can choose the questions you will 
>answer.  There are simple multiple choice 
>questions and questions where one can write 
>narratives and share more information and 
>thoughts if one wishes.  Please take part and 
>share your thoughts and experiences.
>
>All disabilities are welcome.  This survey is 
>not limited to the disabilities the sponsoring 
>organizations concentrate on.  The results will 
>be used to write a report describing the 
>special-education advocacy experiences that 
>parents, self-advocates, and professionals have, 
>and describing their views of the degree to 
>which parents are involved in the process as 
>equal partners.  The report will be made 
>available to the general public through our website.
>
>Names will not be used in the report (if stories 
>are used, general descriptions like "a 
>Midwestern advocate" or "an Ohio family" will be 
>used.)  There are instructions for taking the 
>survey anonymously.  The survey itself, and more 
>information about it, are at 
><http://www.ideasurvey.org/>http://www.ideasurvey.org
>
>Please feel free to forward and share this 
>notice with others, or to post this notice or a link to the survey.

Carol Castellano
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nopbc.org