I debriefed with Julia for a meeting with State Rep Kay Khan. Then I had a meeting with Maria to brainstorm how to make a power point of an upcoming meeting. Lastly I and Julia went to the state house and met with Kay Khan, Lisa and Ernestina who are both members of Khan’s team about the ICE program and the Autism Waiver. Along the way we bumped into two big supporters of our bills and a friendly homeless man named Robert.
I went to a meeting at the state house to hear legislators talk about services like homelessness and heath care among others.
Today I was asked to answer some questions about my own IEP experiences. Here’s what I said:
Q: How old were you when you started attending your own IEP meetings? A: I think I was starting at high school, when I attended the meetings. Also both my mom and my dad went to the meetings, so that means that one of them had to get to school anyway. Q: Did you come to the whole IEP meeting or part of the IEP meeting? A: I went to the whole meeting and I even spoke for my side. Q: Did anyone talk to you about what you should talk about and do during the IEP meeting? A: Yes! Q: Who talked to you? A: Three people talked to me who are one Ms. Goldthwaite (my first facilitator), two my dad (since he is a lawyer) and three my mom (since she is a teacher). Q: What did you learn about what you should do at IEP meetings A: I should tell them my side of the story Q: What did you learn about how you should get ready for IEP meeting? A: I should get ready by brainstorming the lades from the meeting and knowing in advance the meeting. Q: Did anybody give you something to read about IEP meetings? A: No! I came from a public speaking gig at BU, which I did really great at.
I went to a meeting at JFCS about transition which Julia and Jerry also went to. I went into transition myself as well, so the meeting really had an impact on me.
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