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Plain-language guides to your rights, free AI tools, exact meeting scripts, and your state's specific IEP law. Built by a parent who's been where you are — every answer cites the actual law.

Free tools

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⚖️ Know Your Rights AIAsk anything about your child's IEP — answers cite IDEA, Section 504, and your state's law.Free 🍁 Fall IEP AuditYour child's IEP, graded against federal requirements before the first bell.Free · seasonal 🌱 For Teachers — new trackPre-check draft IEPs and get parent-communication coaching. Free for educators. 📱 Meeting Day ModePhone-in-hand companion for the meeting itself — timestamped notes, scripts one thumb away.Free · new ✅ Gaslit Checklist13 signs the school may be violating your child's rights — with the federal rule for each.Free 📝 IEP Readiness QuizHow prepared are you for the next meeting? Find your gaps in two minutes.Free 💰 Funding TransparencyWhat your district receives in IDEA funding — and whether it reaches your child.Free 📍 State Resource FinderParent centers, advocates, and disability rights orgs in your state.Free ⏳ IEP CountdownTrack your legal deadlines — evaluations, meetings, responses.Free

Know your rights — the guides

Plain language. Real citations. No legal degree required.
What is FAPE?The single most important term in special education law. Endrew F. & meaningful progressThe Supreme Court standard every IEP must meet. Prior Written NoticeThe school must refuse you in writing — here's how to make them. Stay-put protectionsDuring a dispute, current services continue. Full stop. What if I don't sign the IEP?You don't have to sign in the room. Know your options. Can they change the IEP without consent?What's legal, what isn't, and what to do about it. Can the school refuse to evaluate?The "wait and see" answer, and the law that beats it. Evaluation timelinesHow long the school actually has — state by state. Requesting an IEEDisagree with their evaluation? Get an independent one at public expense. Can I record the meeting?Recording rules vary by state — check yours. Can I bring an advocate?Yes — and here's the rule that says so. School not following the IEP?Document, escalate, and enforce — in that order. Services denied?Your response playbook, letter templates included. Accommodations refused?What the team must consider — and put in writing. Compensatory servicesWhen the school falls short, your child may be owed make-up services. Can they exit my child from services?Not without evaluation and your rights intact. Extended School Year (ESY)Summer services are not optional when regression is real. Meeting time rightsMeetings happen at a mutually agreeable time. That includes yours. Meeting without you?Only as a last resort — and only with documented attempts to include you. Switched to Zoom?Virtual meetings need your agreement — not just their notice. Food aversions at schoolFeeding belongs in the IEP: evaluations, mealtime supports, and the letter to request them. Progress report rightsYou're entitled to real progress data, on schedule. "As needed" servicesVague service language is a loophole — close it. Requesting reevaluationWhen and how to ask for a fresh look. Get it in writingThe habit that wins disputes before they start.

For the meeting itself

💬 9 scripts that change the roomExact sentences — to slow things down, pin promises, disagree without war. 🌙 The night-before checklistWhat to gather, read, and rehearse the evening before. ✅ IEP Meeting ChecklistBring, ask, document — step by step. 📱 Meeting Day ModeOpen it on your phone in the room. Notes become evidence.

Your state's law

Timelines, contacts, and the exact statutes — all 50 states plus D.C.
📍 IEP rights by statePick your state for its specific special education law, deadlines, and who to contact when things go wrong.51 jurisdictions 📰 The blogLonger reads on advocacy, the law, and building this platform in public.