The LAW OFFICE OF JOHN MCGRATH is a firm primarily specializing in representing students with disabilities in administrative hearings before Impartial Hearing Officers appointed by local Boards of Education pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). The firm also represents parents of students with disabilities before Hearing Officers appointed to hear complaints by parents against school districts pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The law firm also represents employees in discrimination complaints before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as well as the New York State Division of Human Rights. The law firm also represents individuals in tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. You suspect that your child has a disability but don't know what to do or who to contact to fnd out what your next steps should be. A logical first point would be to discuss the problem with her pediatrician and determine what the problem might be. Your pediatrician should be able to make an initial determination that there is a problem and make a referral to a specialist for a more detailed examination. Based on further testing and the age of your child will determine to which agency a request for an evaluation will be made to determine your child's eligibility for Early Intervention (EI), Pre-School Special Education or Special Education.
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"New York & Long Island Special Education Law Attorney Servicing the Special Needs Community "

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John McGrath will * Help you prepare for your CSE meeting giving you the tools you need to succeed. * Defend your child at any student disciplinary hearings. * Appeal wrongful decisions to the Commissioner of Education, State Review Officer, state or Federal Courts. * Obtain Independent Educational Evaluations at School District Expense when Your School District's Evaluation is Flawed and You Disagree With it. * File suit against your school district when the CSE fails to make an appropriate special education classification, program and placement recommendation. * Stop your child from being harassed or bullied by other students. * Stop your school from hurting your child through Aversive behavior modification techniques or improper confinement. * Stop your school from illegally discriminating against your child. * Help you obtain a school placement where your child can succeed and become and productive member of society when your public school either can't or refuses to provide one. Children with disabilities are guananteed the right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), whether or not they have been classified as a special education student, from age three through graduation from high school or age 21 whichever comes first
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Mineola
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Schools & Education Law Attorneys
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