Parent. Advocacy. Tribunal. Help

Using complaint systems to advocate for children with disabilities and/or who are neurodivergent in the K-12 education system. 

Services

Through P.A.T.H., I am able to offer a range of Advocacy Options

As a parent or guardian, we will always be our child’s best advocate. My role is not to advocate for you. I provide you with my knowledge of these systems so that you can then take this information and apply it to your own family. You know your family best. Your resources, you strengths and your limitations. 

Let me put it like this…you are the one who is fishing. I don’t fish for you. I provide you information and support so you are better off and are more likely to succeed in your fishing. 

Nothing in life is guaranteed. I can’t guarantee you success. These systems are complex. What I can offer you is what I would have wished for myself. I would have LOVED someone to sit in front of me and tell me everything I can tell you. It would have saved me so much pain and made these processes so much easier and less stressful to know all of this in advance. There is information about these systems I just cannot post publicly. 

This is my goal. I want to make this easier for other people. Navigating external complaint systems have the opportunity for accountability, and change that advocating internally may not provide. When hitting the brick wall, external complaint systems have the potential of knocking it down. 

Consultations

Offering a 1:1 timeslot to sit with me and discuss all of the options.

First 30 min of consultation is free. $40 for 50 minutes.

If finances are a barrier, please email me and I will remove that barrier.

Duty To Accommodate

Understanding the Duty to Accommodate is key to a rights-based advocacy.

The power of the Human Rights Code is our strongest source of advocacy. I have broken it down into 6 parts, under the Education Law tab - Duty to Accommodate.

Get Help!

Check out my GET HELP page with links to school advocacy coaches, non-profit organization direct support, lawyer referral links and more!

Blogs

Explore resources and information on key aspects of education law, including student rights, key human rights decisions, and the legal responsibilities of schools.