Small buses do bounce more for some reason- but we have kids here who ride
in vans driven by a wheelchair service of an ambulance Co- and one child on
a scooter rides on the town's senior bus. I know one family being pd. 16.00
a day to drive their own child back & forth.

I would go to the head of special services for your town- let that person
know your rights are not being observed- and you intend to go to due process
& arbitration if needed- and you will not only ask for the services your
daughter deserves and is intitled to..but all your legal expenses also--do
they really want to waste all this money in legal fees- a minimum of
25,000.00 and up- for which no child will be getting services- a solution
would cost less than rthe battle---having said that..if they don't see the
light to do the right thing--start thr process yesterday!!!   Joy
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>From: Viola Faria <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: I EP Stuff
>Date: Tue, Sep 14, 1999, 6:18 PM
>

>In a message dated 9/12/99 5:09:02 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
>writes:
>
><< on't you have a PPT every year? At 18 your daughter should also be part of
> it--- you are part of the PPT team whose job it is to come up with an IEP
> for the year- you should really be asked to siugn off- but some school
> systems simply ask if you agree, and then record in the minutes that there
> were no dissenting opinions.   If not- go to school in the morning and put
> in a rewquest for a PPT!!!   Joy
> ---------- >>
>We had 2 I.E.P. meetings since school started.  They DID NOT record in the
>minutes that we objected to their proposals, nor did they put down what we
>wanted.  Only thing they put down, was what they said we were getting.  We
>(my daugher and myself) at no point agreed with everything on the I.E.P. nor
>did we sign anything.  They just bulldozed ahead and did what they wanted.
>
>At this point it's no use holding another I.E.P. meeting because of their
>tactics.  I am starting the process of a "Due Process" hearing, thinking of
>passing the due process meeting itself and going on to arbritration.
>
>You can't deal fairly with these people, when the totally try to violate your
>rights.  Then they act like there is something wrong with you for objecting.
>They say "you don't have to sign the I.E.P." in order for it to take effect.
>Can you believe that.
>
>Now they don't want to provide appropriate transportation for her.  The big
>bus bounces too much for her, and she has a letter from a Dr. stating that
>this is harmful to her back.  She had spinal surgery about 10 months ago.
>They claim that a small bus bounces even more then a big one.  Then they told
>me to hire a cab and pay for it and they would reimburse me the expense.
>Then when they saw I wasn't putting up with that, they suddenly said THEY
>could provide a cab, but couldn't transport her wheelchair.  This option
>could have worked, but the only problem is the type of cabs they use here.
>She can't get in them by herself, and it's really hard to get in them at all.
> She wears braces and so her ankles don't move and are stiff, when she's off
>balance, she becomes spastic and can't bend very well, in fact it's like a
>big stick person (who can't really bend or twist) trying to get into a small
>round object.  Then they told me that was my only option.
>
>I just can't beliefe the stuff they pull.
>
>Thanks for listening
>
>Vi
>