47- IEP vs. 504 Plans: Learn the Differences and Secure School Services for Your ADHD Child
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2014
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Children with ADHD or learning disabilities may benefit from accommodations or special education services at school. Educational attorney and advocate Susan Yellin, Esq., explains how parents can request an IEP or 504 Plan.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:10.0 | This is Susan Kaufman. I'm here with Attitude magazine. It is our regular ADHD experts session and today we are extremely pleased to have Susan Yellen Esquire. |
| 0:23.1 | She is an attorney and the director of the advocacy |
| 0:25.8 | and college counseling services at the Yellen |
| 0:28.6 | Center for Mind, Brain, and Education. |
| 0:31.9 | The Yellen Center is an very innovative learning support and education. The Yellen Center is an very innovative learning support |
| 0:34.7 | and diagnostic practice in New York City. Susan Yellen's authored a book which |
| 0:39.2 | sounds extremely interesting called Life After High School a guide for students with disabilities and their families, |
| 0:45.0 | and has extensive experience working with students with disabilities and advocating on their behalf. |
| 0:51.0 | The topic that she's going to discuss today is one that we |
| 0:54.7 | hear frequently from Attitude Readers about and that is IEPs versus 504 plans. Tremendous |
| 1:01.8 | confusion out there about these plans and this legislation, which one |
| 1:06.3 | is your child need and how do you go about getting it? |
| 1:08.9 | I think this is a topic that all of us are interested in. |
| 1:13.0 | And Susan, thank you so much again for being with us today. |
| 1:16.5 | You are grateful for your time. |
| 1:18.2 | You're very welcome. |
| 1:19.1 | I'm looking forward to this. |
| 1:20.6 | With that, let me turn it over to you. |
| 1:23.0 | Okay, let's start by being very clear that this is not an area where the laws are clear. |
| 1:31.0 | If you're confused about an IEP versus a 504, welcome to the club. |
| 1:36.6 | There are a lot of schools, a lot of parents, and a lot of professionals who are also confused. Both of these laws originated in the spirit of the civil |
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