Age: School Age
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: HFAutism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, anxiety
Theme: Full inclusion with proper support, educational placement based on disability, generalization of skills
Language: English

Age: Transition
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Down Syndrome
Theme: Language in IDEA for inclusion, Funding and guidance for school districts
Language: English

Age: Not Disclosed
Gender: Not Disclosed
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Not Disclosed
Theme: Increased funding
Language: English

Age: Not Disclosed
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Autism
Theme: Schools providing enough time for parents to review relevant paperwork
Language: English

Age: School Age
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Dyslexia
Theme: Early screening and intervention
Language: English

Age: Early Childhood
Gender: Female
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Autism
Theme: Procedural safeguard and due process explained; Local agencies providing services for parents; accountability for districts,
Language: English

Age: Transition
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Theme: Gap in transition service between EI and Kinder; Training for school personnel and parents, Resources for parents
Language: English

Age: School Age
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Intellectual Disability
Theme: Accountability for services, especially inclusion, Parents being able to assess the classroom (due process)
Language: English

Age: Early Childhood
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Autism
Theme: Inclusion in LRE; Seamless transition from EI
Language: English

Age: Transition
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: HFAutism
Theme: Provide access to information about special education
Language: English

Age: Transition
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Atypical HFAutism
Theme: Emotional and social wellbeing in conjunction with academics
Language: English

Age: Transition
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Autism
Theme: Manual for parents to understand the system, possibilities, services, information for new families
Language: English

Age: Not Disclosed
Gender: Female
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Not Disclosed
Theme: Accommodations not being implemented, sibling, parent advisory councils
Language: English

Age: Transition
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Allergies, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Autism
Theme: Transition planning, assistive technology, Attention Deficit Disorder "peer reviewed " to research-based practices
Language: English

Age: Early Childhood
Gender: Female
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Down Syndrome
Theme: Clear, strong language about inclusion, LRE, needs of individuals with disabilities; strengthen laws
Language: English

Age: School Age
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Apraxia
Theme: Facilitated IEP as a procedural safeguard
Language: English

Age: Early Childhood
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Autism
Theme: Fully fund IDEA
Language: English

Age: Not Disclosed
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Down Syndrome
Theme: More transparency with legal information, special education in the community, addressing demographical and cultural diversity
Language: English

Age: School Age
Gender: Female
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Autism
Theme: Special education laws are rarely followed
Language: English

Age: Transition
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety, Asthma, Severe Allergies
Theme: Define LRE per child
Language: English

Age: Not Disclosed
Gender: Female
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Not Disclosed
Theme: Low income families have access to supports and services
Language: English

Age: Transition
Gender: Female
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Dyslexia
Theme: Understanding the law, providing information in other languages
Language: English

Age: Early Childhood
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Congenital Heart Disease, Hypotonia, Nonverbal Autism
Theme: Collaboration between schools and parents, resources for parents related to self care and information centers
Language: English

Age: School Age
Gender: Male
Location: Massachusetts
Disability: Cerebral Palsy
Theme: Information in Spanish
Language: Spanish