The War Against Special Education: What is Happening in Washington and What You Can Do About It

by Matt Cohen , November 12, 2025 

Learning Disabilities, Shame, and Resilience

by Elizabeth Hooper, Henry Davis, Myrna Orenstein, and Freddi Friedman, October 15, 2025  

Growing Attacks on Special Education and Disability Rights - The Fire in Washington is Still Raging- What You Can Do About It. An Update! with MCA Attorney, Matt Cohen

by Matt Cohen , June 18, 2025 

Proposed/Pending Federal Special Education Law - What May Happen, Why it Matters, and What You Can Do to Fight Back and to Protect Your Student with MCA Attorney, Matt Cohen

by Matt Cohen, April 17, 2025  

Going Back to School Strategies

by Elizabeth Hooper and Christine Palmieri, September 20, 2023 

Advocating for the Medically Fragile Child

by Brad Dembs, June 13, 2023  

Advocating for the Student with Autism Spectrum Disorder

by Elizabeth Hooper, 9/14/2022

Advocating for the Student with ADHD

by Matt Cohen & Anna Eisner Seder, 8/17/2022

Advocacy Strategies for Parents

by Verity Sandell, 11/17/2020

Advocate vs. Attorney

by Matt Cohen & Elizabeth Hooper, June 15, 2020

Protecting Students from Bullying in the Heyday of the Bully: Challenges, Rights & Strategies with MCA Attorneys, Matt Cohen & Jill Calian

by Matt Cohen & Jill Calian, May 22, 2025 

BIPs & FBAs by MCA Advocate, Christine Palmieri

by Christine Palmieri, MCA Advocate, January 17, 2024 

Intro to School Discipline

by William Hrabe, 6/22/2021
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Effective Evaluation, Report Writing and Advocacy Strategies to Assist Your Clients to Receive Appropriate Special Education Services in a Time When Rights and Services are Threatened with MCA Attorney, Matt Cohen

by Matt Cohen, June 26, 2025 

RTI - Response to Intervention

by Matt Cohen1, 11/30/2022

Higher Education Overview

by Matt Cohen & Kim Milburn, 7/21/2020

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IEP Basics - Key Strategies for Building a Legally Sufficient and Workable IEP with MCA Attorney, Matt Cohen, presented to Blue Bird Day

by Matt Cohen, May 16, 2025

IEP and 504 Basics

by Matt Cohen, September 29, 2023 

The Difference Between IDEA, Section 504, and the ADA and What it Means in Real Life – To College and Beyond - Project Reach Presentation

by Matt Cohen, 7/20/2022

When Your Child Needs Help: Special Ed and Other Services

by Brad Dembs, 11/9/2021

Least Restrictive Environment

by Matt Cohen, July 7, 2020

IEP Key Items

by Brad Dembs, 3/02/2021

Extended School Year  

by Brad Dembs, April 19, 2023 

Assistive Technology & Augmentative Communication

by Jill Senner & Elizabeth Hooper, 1/17/2023

Transportation, Aide Support and Overall Staff Shortages

by Matt Cohen, 10/26/2021

Supporting a Student with a Disability in Extra-curricular Activities

by Jill Calian, 9/26/2022

Remote Learning and Mental Health - NAMI Presentation

by Matt Cohen, 1/5/2022

Adoption/Trauma Issues & Special Ed

by Nina Hennessy & Matt Cohen, 7/28/2020

Telehealth: The legal, ethical, and practical issues relating to teletherapy and strategies to mitigate risks

by Matt Cohen

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Let's Talk About Dyslexia with MCA Advocate, Elizabeth Hooper 

by Elizabeth Hooper, February 21, 2024  

Home Schooling and Homebound with MCA Attorney, Matt Cohen

by Matt Cohen, April 17, 2024  

Therapeutic Placement and Extra Curricular Activities with MCA Attorney, Jill Calian

by Jill Calian, March 20, 2024  

Private Placement by Will Hrabe, Attorney with Matt Cohen and Associates

by Will Hrabe, March 8, 2023 

Inclusion 

by Brad Dembs & Elizabeth Hooper, 2/1/2023

Transitioning from Early Intervention to Early Childhood Services

by Verity Sandell and Elizabeth Hooper, 4/06/2021

Transition Back to School

by Brad Dembs, 8/17/2021

Rights & Opportunities for Kids that are 2E

by Elizabeth Hooper, MCA Advocate and Dr Layne Kalbfleisch, M.Ed., Ph.D., December 13, 2023 

Twice Exceptional

by Irene Gottlieb, Elizabeth Hooper and Matt Cohen, 6/01/2021