554- Are My Student’s ADHD Accommodations in Danger? Fallout from the Department of Education Changes
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Mary J. Goodwin-Oquendo, Esq., discusses how the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) may impact students with ADHD and learning disabilities who receive special education services and accommodations through IEPs and 504 Plans.
ADHD Accommodations and Educational Rights: Additional Resources
- Free Download: Your Child’s Legal Rights at School
- Read: “Is My Child’s IEP in Danger?”
- Read: When Schools Resist Evaluating & Addressing Learning Disabilities
- eBook: The Complete IEP/504 Guide
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine. |
| 0:14.2 | Hi, everyone. My name is Annie Rogers. And on behalf of the Attitude team, I am pleased to welcome you to today's ADHD |
| 0:23.0 | experts presentation titled, Are My Students' ADHD Accommodations in Danger, |
| 0:30.5 | fallout from the Department of Education Changes? |
| 0:34.5 | Leading today's presentation is Mary J. Goodwin-Aquendo. |
| 0:38.3 | Mary is a disability civil rights attorney, an adjunct professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, and the founder of the Goodwin-Aquendo law firm. |
| 0:51.3 | For more than 15 years, Mary has advocated for individuals with cognitive, |
| 0:57.9 | physical, and psychiatric disabilities who have experienced discrimination in school and or |
| 1:04.4 | require accommodations for high stakes admissions and licensing examinations. Mary is a member of the New York State Bar Association and an appointed member of the Association's Committee on Disability Rights. |
| 1:19.6 | She is also a member of the Disability Rights Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. |
| 1:29.3 | We are lucky to have her today. |
| 1:32.3 | And if you support the work we do to strengthen the ADHD community, we encourage you to |
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| 2:03.6 | Speaking of ebooks, please know that our online store has several ebooks on ADHD in school, |
| 2:09.4 | including the complete IEP 504 guide, a parent's guide to ADHD at school, and for educators, |
| 2:16.2 | how to teach and inspire students with ADHD. |
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| 2:27.3 | That's tough. Without any further ado, I am so pleased to welcome Mary. Thank you so much for |
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