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Dyslexia Awareness
October is National Dyslexia Awareness, but at Manes and Weinberg, LLC, every month is Dyslexia Awareness Month! Our team of special education attorneys and advocates works with many families whose children have dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities every day. Today, [...]
Updates to the Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) Law
Did you know that October is National Bullying Prevention Month? Or that New Jersey requires all public school districts to designate the first full week of October as the Week of Respect? These events aim to promote bullying prevention, kindness, and inclusion [...]
It’s Disability Voting Rights Week!
Citizens with disabilities can exercise their right to vote Much progress has been made to ensure that our citizens with disabilities can exercise their right to vote. For example, accessibility at polling places has been improved, alternative voting methods like mail-in or [...]
Over my dead body? Yes, your children will fight over anything.
It’s true. We have had several situations where someone died and their surviving family members did not agree on what to do with their bodily remains: Bury? If so, where? Cremate? If so, what should be done with the ashes? Funeral or [...]
Summer IEP Preparation Tips
It’s that time of year again, the lazy days of summer. For children and families, summer is a time of rest, and fun family activities, like going to the beach or pool, or taking a long-awaited family vacation. For families with children [...]