Wade Shrader
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2000
- Messages
- 104
Hello, everybody,
It's been a while since I posted, but I "lurk" quite a bit. Being an orthopedic surgery resident, as well as the dad of 5 year old triplets (2 of whom have cerebral palsy), takes quite a bit of my time! I appreciate all of the advice and "pixie dust" that is passed around this "community", and I always feel comforted when I visit.
We DID go to WDW last spring, and (shame on me) I have not posted all the wonderful details of what all of WDW did for my kids. I promise to pass all of those special moments along in a later post.
I'm here today for help. My kids started school this week, and one of the things that my wife and I have dreaded has finally come about: my kids came home today and cried because they did not get to go outside on the playground like the other kids. We had met with the principle and teachers, and had a great IEP meeting. We knew that the playground was not truly accessible, but we thought the teachers would do more to help include our kids...they promised that they would do more.
Please, anyone, please help direct me to web sites and info on the ADA that can help arm me and my wife with our meeting with the principle tomorrow morning. We were so hoping to not need to fight with the schools, but we now realize that if we don't fight for our kids, then they will be left behind.
Thanks so much in advance.
Wade
It's been a while since I posted, but I "lurk" quite a bit. Being an orthopedic surgery resident, as well as the dad of 5 year old triplets (2 of whom have cerebral palsy), takes quite a bit of my time! I appreciate all of the advice and "pixie dust" that is passed around this "community", and I always feel comforted when I visit.
We DID go to WDW last spring, and (shame on me) I have not posted all the wonderful details of what all of WDW did for my kids. I promise to pass all of those special moments along in a later post.
I'm here today for help. My kids started school this week, and one of the things that my wife and I have dreaded has finally come about: my kids came home today and cried because they did not get to go outside on the playground like the other kids. We had met with the principle and teachers, and had a great IEP meeting. We knew that the playground was not truly accessible, but we thought the teachers would do more to help include our kids...they promised that they would do more.
Please, anyone, please help direct me to web sites and info on the ADA that can help arm me and my wife with our meeting with the principle tomorrow morning. We were so hoping to not need to fight with the schools, but we now realize that if we don't fight for our kids, then they will be left behind.
Thanks so much in advance.
Wade