Your Rights Under IDEA

Your Rights Under IDEA

A Parent’s Guide to Special Education, FAPE, and Advocacy
$149.00
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Key Features

  • Parent-Friendly Downloadable Course Easy-to-follow PDF presentation created by experienced advocates.
  • Know the Law Understand your rights under IDEA, FERPA, and Section 504 to protect your child’s education.
  • Special Education Demystified Clear breakdowns of eligibility, evaluations, IEPs, related services, and FAPE.
  • Advocacy Tools Learn how to identify gaps, compliance issues, or denial of services and use data to strengthen advocacy.
  • Practical Resources Includes real-world checklists, questions to ask, and sample letters.

Gain a parent-focused understanding of IDEA and your student’s right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). This downloadable course explains evaluations, IEPs, procedural safeguards, and advocacy strategies, enabling you to confidently secure the services and support you need.

Navigating special education can feel overwhelming, but knowledge is power.

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), every child with a disability has the right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). As a parent, you are a vital member of the IEP team and a decision-maker in your child’s education. But you can only advocate effectively if you fully understand your rights and the school’s responsibilities.

That’s where Project Accelerate’s Your Rights Under IDEA Parent Course comes in. This downloadable PDF course, built by seasoned special education advocates, breaks down the most essential parts of IDEA into parent-friendly language.

In this course, you’ll learn:

  • What IDEA really guarantees FAPE, least restrictive environment (LRE), and individualized services.
  • Eligibility & Evaluations What qualifies as a disability, timelines for evaluations, and your consent rights.
  • IEP Essentials Required team members, measurable goals, transition planning, related services, and how the IEP drives FAPE.
  • Procedural Safeguards Your rights to records, notices, mediation, complaints, and due process.
  • Behavior & Discipline The 10-day rule, manifestation determinations, and protections in disciplinary situations.
  • Advocacy Strategies How to spot compliance issues, push for appropriate services, and ask the right questions.

Who is this for?

This course is designed for parents and guardians who want to:

  • Understand what IDEA provides and how to use it to advocate for their child.
  • Learn how to participate meaningfully in IEP and placement decisions.
  • Recognize gaps, missing services, or denials of FAPE.
  • Gain confidence in requesting evaluations, services, or support.

What you’ll get:

  • A ready-to-download PDF presentation (easy-to-read, parent-focused).
  • Real-world advocacy examples and checklists.
  • Sample request and response letters.
  • A voiceover/Zoom video walking you through the course step-by-step.

At Project Accelerate, our mission is to equip parents with the tools and confidence they need to ensure their child receives the support and education guaranteed under federal law.