Beth Karon Goldberg, Attorney at Law

05/13/2022

In a move that faced strong opposition, the nation's second largest district will make American Sign Language and English the standard for early intervention for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

05/11/2021

GOLF for those with physical challenges...

Roy Taylor has invented a cool golf club powered by gunpowder that helps those who have lost the ability to play to enjoy the game again

01/12/2021

Cats and autism...

Adopting a cat can make a big difference for kids with autism, new research suggests.

06/13/2020

Wearing masks all day...

By: Zuleny Gonazalez, MAC’s 2019-2020 Young Adult Leader Fellow We’ve been in quarantine for a while now because of COVID-19. People are trying to get used to this way of life. Some people are ok being quarantined, some people are not. I am a person with disabilities. My disabilities are Autis

05/05/2020

Adults should think about how they would prefer to be treated...

Educators often refer to restraint and seclusion as necessary to manage challenging kids. But some schools have found ways to stop using the practices and they're teaching others to do so too.

04/13/2020

Address your own stress so you can appropriately manage your children's behavior...

Academics is not what kids need most now. What kids need is their parents.

03/26/2020

One of the silver linings to the current health issues is being able to spend more time together as a family. Livy is the only one who leaves the house on a regular basis for school but she is home now as well. We truly enjoy having her with us! We look at it as a blessing of time that we woudn't ordinarly have.

The challenge that many special needs families are having is how to give their children what they typically get at school. Livy receives specialized therapies and lessons. Her aide also works with her every day. Many families are struggling with the same. It's just another piece that makes life a little more complicated when caring for a child with disabilities.

On the bright side, we will keep going for walks, playing games, and watching movies. What are you doing as a family now more than ever?

03/24/2020

FAPE required during school closures...

Finally, some good news. As we wrote about earlier this month, many states, including Massachusetts, advised school districts that they did not need to provide students with special needs any direct IEP services during the COVID-19 closures, if districts are not providing educational instruction to....