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A Parent's Perspective — Why My Son Attended His Own IEP Meetings (audio)
By Ilise from New Jersey (Parent)
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about learning disabilities–students with disabilities

In this Parent Perspective, Ilise, the mother of student with multiple learning disabilities discusses why she felt that her son Jay needed to attend every IEP meeting. She felt that If he was going to understand what was happening in his education, he had to be part of the process, and couldn't imagine a successful IEP without his buy-in.

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