Spilling the Beans about Your Child & Caffeine
After consuming two 24-ounce Monster energy drinks, a 14-year-old Maryland girl went into cardiac arrest while at home. Six days later, the teenager died at the hospital and the official...
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Plan Early for Your Child’s Long-Term Security
Long-Term Security The vast majority of my clients who have children with special needs share the same goal: that they will outlive their children. The thought of leaving their loved...
IEP Goals and Your Child’s Future
IEP Goals and Your Child’s Future Many parents, including myself, were/are unaware that the IEP is more than “just” a plan for your child; it is a legal document and...
Free Access Pass to America the Beautiful
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Did you know that individuals with disabilities may be eligible for an Access Pass to America’s National Parks at no cost? To qualify for the...
Healthy Eating Made Real!
Whole foods and processed foods are available at every grocery store. Many people opt for processed foods because they are quick and convenient. In order to start eating “real” you...
Reach the Moon! Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Help Students with Disabilities (SWD)
“I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to...
Is My Child Receiving FAPE?
You know the acronym – FAPE. But do you know what it means? Do you know what it means for your child? Spelled out, FAPE is a Free Appropriate Public...
Where to Go if Your Child Needs a Job or Help with Post High School Education
I am breaking my mold today and not writing about food. One of the other jobs I do is to assist those with disabilities in seeking employment and helping them...
Able Account or Special Needs Trust: How to Decide?
Able Account or Special Needs Trust In December 2014, President Obama signed the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (“ABLE Act”) into law, authorizing states to create...
Ask Angie ASL + Tips: Back to School
Ask Angie ASL As we begin to prepare for another school year, it is time to get our Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) child ready for their school day....
