Brookline Books/Lumen Editions

Deciphering The System 

Fall 1999 
ISBN 0-914797-87-5 $21.95  

To participate as equal partners, parents need clear and concise information about the system that provides services to their child. This book includes contributions from both parents and professionals who have experience with the service system.

Topics Include:parent's rights under recent legislation affecting children with disabilities; the educational assessment process; how to work with mutiple service providers and magage the large amount of information that accumulates; what to expect when service providers seek information about the family; handling IEP and IFSP meetings, due process hearings and inevitable transitions; obtaining support from other parents; a glossary to help sort out transitions; obtaining support from other parents; a glossary to help sort out professional jargon; and an extensive list of resources available to these families.