Attorney Jeffrey Forte to Participate at ASRC Annual Fair. Attorney Jeffrey Forte of Forte Law Group LLC will be a legal exhibitor the 2017 Annual ASRC Autism Resource Fair. Autism Services & Resources Connecticut (ASRC) will be hosting the annual fair on November 4, 2017 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Oakdale Theater Complex located at 95 South Turnpike Road in Wallingford, Connecticut. This event historically draws hundreds of attendees seeking more Continue Reading

Attorney Jeffrey Forte has been invited to co-present ACES BAES. Attorney Jeffrey Forte has been invited to co-present at the fourth annual ACES Behavior Analysis in Education Series (BAES). ACES Behavior Analysis in Education Series provides continuing education opportunities to behavior analysts, teachers, therapists, parents and administrators and will address important areas in the application of behavior analysis in education. Mr. Forte will be co-presenting with Professor Michael F. Dorsey, Ph.D., Continue Reading

HISTORY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION: IMPORTANT LANDMARK CASES FORTE LAW GROUP PRACTICE PAPER: Abstract Historically, children with disabilities received unequal treatment in the public education system throughout the United States. During and shortly thereafter the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, many parents and advocacy groups for children with disabilities began their own movement by using the U.S. federal court system to compel states to provide equal educational opportunities Continue Reading

Ten Quick Tips and Advice to Prepare for the IEP Meeting If your son or daughter is receiving special education and related services under the IDEA it is important that you as the parent prepare for the Individualized Education Program (IEP) or PPT (Planning and Place Team) meeting in order to develop the IEP for your child with the school team. Here are a ten quick tips and advice to Continue Reading

How Are My Child’s IEP Goals & Objectives Developed? Parents often times find themselves overwhelmed when reviewing their child’s proposed IEP goals and objectives. It is not an easy task.  In deciding if your child’s proposed IEP goals and objectives are appropriate ask yourself the following questions.  What assessments/evaluations/data were used to guide the development of my child’s goals and objectives?  It is best practice for educators to gather information about your Continue Reading