Guest guest Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Martha- Excellent suggestion ) We are just about to open the delicate question of a sign language interpreter at a private university. CLU was extremely gracious about providing services for at an all day Open House, so I am open to not expecting any problems. If stayed in the school district with an IEP, the district would provide services for him through the end of his 21st year. When he attended summer school at the community college, services were provided without hesitation. If he chooses CSUN, the NCOD is there. I also believe if he were to have chosen a UC (the other public university) services would also have been " automatic " . However, I have had two professionals in the Special Ed/DHH department ask me how getting services at a private university was going, and I sensed from their inflection that it could be an issue - it could simply be that it is " the road less traveled " . One hinted that I could try to leverage the services he might have received under the IEP and use them at the private university.... Your email did empower me to ask ask ask ) Thank you so much- Yuka Re: WAHOO !!! What fantastic news! Let me share one tad of experience about college financing. Our , a grand student, was admitted to Carleton in MN with good money. She took it totally upon herself, once there, to go to the financial folks (or whatever office; I no longer recall) and explained about , the necessary extraordinary expenses, etc. Long story made short, she got a great deal more help. I know that the issues are not the same, but the similarities strike me. I think expressing the need was crucial - and that it had to come from . How you translate this for 's case, I'm not sure. Just thought I'd pass it along. Again, a huge hurrah! Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Yuka, Just curious on something. Here in PA we have an organization called PA Protection Advocacy who are joint with the Disabilities Law Project. They are basically watchdogs for the rights of special needs individuals. They have been very helpful to me in getting state agencies to honor the needs and rights of , his friends, and our staff who work in 's house. Do you have any organizations like these in Ca. I'm thinking that there is similar groups in all the states but may go by different names. I found that state agencies allot of times violated the federal disability laws when I was trying to get interpreters and others services for . I don't know what I would have done without PA Protection Advocacy. They educated me on 's rights and then helped me fight to ensure them. Not saying that you will have trouble on interpreter issues but just in case it would happen an advocacy group may be helpful. mom to (31) > > Martha- > > Excellent suggestion ) We are just about to open the delicate question of a sign language interpreter at a private university. CLU was extremely gracious about providing services for at an all day Open House, so I am open to not expecting any problems. If stayed in the school district with an IEP, the district would provide services for him through the end of his 21st year. When he attended summer school at the community college, services were provided without hesitation. If he chooses CSUN, the NCOD is there. I also believe if he were to have chosen a UC (the other public university) services would also have been " automatic " . However, I have had two professionals in the Special Ed/DHH department ask me how getting services at a private university was going, and I sensed from their inflection that it could be an issue - it could simply be that it is " the road less traveled " . One hinted that I could try to leverage the services he might have received under the IEP and use them at the private university.... Your email did empower me to ask ask ask ) Thank you so much- > > Yuka > > > Re: WAHOO !!! > > > What fantastic news! > Let me share one tad of experience about college financing. Our > , a grand student, was admitted to Carleton in MN with good > money. She took it totally upon herself, once there, to go to the financial > folks (or whatever office; I no longer recall) and explained about , the > necessary extraordinary expenses, etc. Long story made short, she got a > great deal more help. I know that the issues are not the same, but the > similarities strike me. I think expressing the need was crucial - and that it > had to come from . How you translate this for 's case, I'm > not sure. Just thought I'd pass it along. > Again, a huge hurrah! Martha > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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