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• A Parent's Guide to Special Education

Written collaboratively by the Federation for Children with Special Needs and the Department of Education, "A Parent's Guide to Special Education" was developed to serve as a resource for parents and the organizations that serve them.

• Is Special Ed the Right Service?
• A Parent's Guide to Selecting A Special Education Advocate in Massachusetts

Written collaboratively by the Federation for Children with Special Needs and the Department of Education, "A Parent's Guide to Selecting A Special Education Advocate in Massachusetts" was developed to assist parents in choosing an advocate in the Special Education process when needed.

• Notice of Procedural Safeguards (Parent's Rights Brochure) (English language version) The Parent's Rights Brochure is designed to assist the parent in understanding the special education process, and the rights of the parent's when their child has been referred for or is receiving special education services.
• Link to multi-lingual versions: http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/prb/