Epilepsy Talk
Who is Your Personal Hero?
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For me, it was my Grandfather, who believed in me completely and thought that I could do anything I set out to do.
At the age of 14, I said I wanted to be a writer.
“Fine, he said. You’ll go to the Columbia School of Journalism.”
(Unfortunately he died long before that and nobody else had any faith in me. They all thought I was “damaged goods.”)
What Most Offends YOU About How People Treat Epilepsy?
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I call epilepsy the “stealth disease,” because most people don’t actually witness a seizure. Which results in an abundance of ignorance…misinformation..and to be frank, discrimination and slurs.
Tags: achievement, advocate, behavior, discrimination, Epilepsy, ignorance, misinformation, oblivious, pariah, seizures, slurs, stigma
Special Education — Expectations and the Law
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Special educational ensures that your child needs are met (legally) if they have learning difficulties that need special help at school.
Technically, it’s called a special education provision.
And there may be a special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) at the school who can look at your child’s needs, alongside the school’s governing body (often the local authority’s education department).
Tags: additional provisions, advocate, Americans with Disabilities Act, anti-discrimination laws, consistency, educational needs statement, Epilepsy Foundation, Epilepsy Foundation's "Legal Rights of Children with Epilepsy in School & Child Care: An Advocate's Manual", expected goals, federal funds, federal law, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Parent Partnership Services, reasonable accommodations, resources, services, special education provision, standards, structured environment, The Individualized Education Program, The Rehabilitation Act
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