The COVID-19 pandemic has left American children with steep educational deficits The problem is even starker for students receiving special education services. School disruptions for quarantines and distance learning formats left millions of students receiving... read more
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How to Apply for OPWDD Programs in New York State
Posted on October 5, 2021In New York State, people with disabilities can get crucial support and educational services from the Office of Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). These programs can be life-changing, helping people live full and independent lives... read more
Can a Parent Bring a Lawyer to an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Meeting?
Posted on August 19, 2021The supports and resources that your child with a disability receives at school are set by their IEP—Individualized Education Program. And the most important step in creating your child’s IEP is their IEP meeting. In... read more
10 Things Parents of Special Education Students Needed to Know when COVID Started
Posted on August 16, 2021When the coronavirus pandemic broke out in the United States in spring 2020, the landscape for students receiving special education services changed overnight. In an effort to help parents keep up, Cuddy Law Firm special... read more
VIDEO: 5 Steps to Protecting Your Special Education Student’s Rights During COVID
Posted on August 9, 2021After schools scrambled to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic in spring 2020, special education lawyer Joseph Sulpizio, senior attorney in the Cuddy Law Firm’s Philadelphia office, provided a video guide on how to protect your... read more
These Were Some of the Top Issues for Special Education Law in the 2020-21 School Year
Posted on July 13, 2021The 2020-21 academic year was the first full school year to be reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. For parents looking to stay informed about major developments in special education during this unsettled time, a panel... read more
Six Laws that Shape Special Education in the United States
Posted on June 25, 2021As a parent of a child with disabilities, your days are hectic and your energy is spent taking care of your child’s daily needs. It can seem like school is another obstacle, a force to... read more
Video: COVID-19 & Your Child’s Right to Educational Services in NY, an Update
Posted on June 8, 2021The special education lawyers at the Cuddy Law Firm gave parents an update on the status of school closures in New York City during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, in this video. Special... read more
NYSED “Strongly Encourages” School Districts to Extended Eligibility into the 2021-2022 School Year for Students with Disabilities Aging Out! – By Alison Morris, Esq.
Posted on June 1, 2021The New York State Education Department (NYSED) released a guidance memo on April 14, 2021 stating COVID-19’s impact “has been particularly harmful to vulnerable populations, including most importantly, English language learners, economically disadvantaged and homeless... read more
Video: What Is an IEP?
Posted on May 11, 2021Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) are the cornerstone of special education. They define how a student with disabilities will receive what they are entitled to under federal law: access to a free and appropriate public education.... read more