Additional Resources - Advocacy
SCHOOL SAFETY ADVOCACY COUNCIL
http://www.schoolsafety911.com/
“The Mission of the School Safety Advocacy Council is to train and facilitate partnerships between the school staff and parents, the community and law enforcement to effectively deal with the issues of child safety both inside the schools and the community.”
THE SCHOOL ADVOCACY HAMILTON WEBSITE
http://www.schooladvocacy.ca/
“This web site will tell you about the rights and responsibilities of parents and students, and will give you tips and strategies that will help you in making sure the school is meeting your child’s education needs.”
ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
http://www.stjude.org/behavioral-medicine/0,2543,435_2062_18934,00.html
“St. Jude School Program staff can assist parents and patients in seeking resource class assistance, accommodations in the regular classroom or physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services and can provide information regarding pertinent federal laws.”
WRIGHTSLAW
http://www.wrightslaw.com/
“Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.”
ADVOCACY FOR ALL SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
http://www.parentsadvocacy.com/
“Offering services for special education students and special needs children in Toronto. Provides self-advocacy workshops and other resources for parents.”
CITIZEN SCHOOLS
http://www.citizenschools.org/advocate/index.cfm
“Using their proven success, Citizen Schools has been mobilizing public and community support for high-quality after-school programs. We envision a day when most of the nation's 88,000 schools reopen after school, on weekends, and in the summer for experiential learning opportunities that powerfully link children and schools to the larger community.”
HOW TO HANDLE SCHOOL ISSUES
http://www.oif.org/site/DocServer/School_Advocacy.pdf?docID=2244
“There are many different types of school problems that families affected by OI may encounter. While most of them are readily resolved to the parent’s satisfaction, sometimes these problems become quite serious. To find workable solutions it is vital that all parties strive to find a balanced approach.”
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF USSAAC: SPEAK UP
http://www.ussaac.org/members/speakup/speakup_v20_i1.pdf
This is the education issue that gives advice on how to supercharge your school advocacy.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c22000.htm
“Parents will find some suggestions and strategies to use when speaking with individuals involved in their children's education.”
KIDS COUNCIL
http://www.kidscounsel.org/legalresources_specialed.htm
“Our mission is to promote and protect the legal rights and interests of poor children who are dependent upon the judicial, child welfare, health and mental health, education, and juvenile justice systems for their care.”
POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
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“An advocacy kit, produced by Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and Advocates for Youth and funded by the Summit Foundation, gives advocates the information and tools they need to speak compellingly to policymakers about many of the challenges young people face worldwide.”
OCLC CANADA
http://www.oclc.org/ca/en/advocacy/school.htm
“The goal of this program is to convince state and local budget decision-makers, school administrators, parents and teachers that a strong school library contributes to learning.”
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