Curious to know how much an advocate will cost? Let me break it down.
The Consultation - $450. It's a 3 step process:
- A face to face meeting.
- A review of all documents.
- Discussion of retainer and other fees.
If you don't wish to retain the services of an advocate, you also have the option of using them for one CSE meeting. The fee? $750. And there are no guarantees. You may still need an attorney if it gets to an impartial hearing.
Every day I realize more and more, that Norrin's future is completely in my hands. And mine alone. Without the aid of a Special Education Attorney or an Advocate. I have to be both. I need to be Wonder Woman.
Every day I realize more and more, that Norrin's future is completely in my hands. And mine alone. Without the aid of a Special Education Attorney or an Advocate. I have to be both. I need to be Wonder Woman.
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| “If it means interfering in an ensconced, outdated system, to help just one woman, man or child…I’m willing to accept the consequences.” -Wonder Woman #170 |
And you will be. But you won't be alone; you have a community of other parents willing to listen and be there and to share their experiences, too.
ReplyDeleteI think there needs to be more affordable resources for children with special needs b/c not everyone is blessed with the income neccessary to be able to afford a lot of the services needed. We are the only real advocates for our children good luck with the process don't hesistate to tell any of them at that hearing where to go if need be when the time comes.
ReplyDeleteThere is an organization in Oregon that provides special education advocacy training for parents — they have a trained network of volunteer advocates and will provide one free to accompany you at IEPs. It might be worth contacting them to see if they know of any similar resources in your state [not sure where you live].
ReplyDeletehttp://www.orpti.org/index.html
Also, this site
http://www.taalliance.org/ptidirectory/index.asp
lists parent training centers in other states.
Good luck.
Actually, just found the list for New York:
ReplyDeleteAdvocates for Children of NY
151 West 30th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-947-9779
Fax: 212-947-9790
aespada@advocatesforchildren.org
www.advocatesforchildren.org
Serves: Five boroughs of New York City
116 East 16th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
212-677-4650
Fax: 212-254-4070
info@resourcesnyc.org
rhoward@resourcesnyc.org
www.resourcesnyc.org
Serves: New York City (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island)
Sinergia/Metropolitan Parent Center
2082 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10032
212-643-2840
866-867-9665
Fax: 212-643-2871
information@sinergiany.org
www.sinergiany.org
Serves: New York City
United We Stand (CPRC)
91 Harrison Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-302-4313
Fax: 718-302-4315
uwsofny@aol.com
www.uwsofny.org
Serves: Brooklyn
Thank you all so much for your words of support!
ReplyDeleteSarah - many, many thanks to you for taking the time to find these resources and include them here!! We are in NYC. We don't qualify for Advocates for Children. I am familiar with Resources NYC - I've attended a few parent seminars. They are on my list to call. I didn't know about the last 2, so thank you again.