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For the IEP or 504 Meeting
You have one child. They have done this a hundred times.
The IEP & 504 Advocate's Binder
51 pages, six tabbed sections, undated. Works on any device — no app, no account, no subscription.
$24Instant download · undated, never expires
Everyone else at that table has a shorthand you do not have and somewhere else to be at three o'clock. By the time you work out what you should have asked, people are standing up.
A meeting you have prepared for is a different meeting. This is the list — 51 pages, six tabbed sections, in the order you actually need them.
I have a learning disability. I have had it my whole life, so I have been in these meetings twice over — once as the child everyone was discussing, and later as the parent of children with IEPs and 504 plans of their own. The second time was not much easier than the first.
What's inside
Everything you get
- One PDF, 51 pages, instant download
- Six tabbed sections, every tab a live link
- A three-page IEP vs 504 comparison in plain English
- Undated — use it for this meeting and every one after
- Nineteen organizations for free help, by state and condition
- Print it, or write on it with a stylus in any notes app
- Any device. No app, no account, no subscription
Before, during, after
Six tabs, in the order you actually need them
1 · Before — Three weeks out to the night before. Where meetings are decided.
2 · The Room — Who is there, what they do, and why you have to speak.
3 · The Questions — About thirty, grouped by moment. Pick four or five.
4 · During — Three things, and note pages built for the pace.
5 · After — The email you send today, and what to do when nothing happens.
6 · Where to Get Help — Nineteen organizations. Free help, by state and condition.
Before you buy
The honest part
This is not legal advice. It is a preparation and note-taking guide, written by a parent, not an attorney. It does not tell you what your child is entitled to or what a school is required to do — those answers depend on federal law, your state, and your particular situation. Tab six is where to get them, and most of it is free.
To write on it, import the PDF into GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf or Samsung Notes as a DOCUMENT, not as an image, or the tab links stop working.
To print it, use Letter size with scaling off.
The fine print: one purchase covers one family, however your family is arranged. Please don't share, resell or upload the file.
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I have a learning disability. I have been in these meetings twice over — once as the child, and later as the parent. The second time was not much easier than the first.
— Marty