Schedule a Consultation Now

Contact Us

Happy Birthday, IDEA!

Dec 1, 2020 | Special Education

December 2nd is National Special Education Day, commemorating the anniversary of the nation’s first federal special education law. The Education for All Handicapped Children’s Act was signed into law on December 2, 1975. In 1990 this law was renamed The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

The IDEA is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation. It ensures special education and related services to those children in the least restrictive environment (LRE).

At Sussan, Greenwald & Wesler, our own history is intertwined with the birth of this landmark legislation. It was shortly after that historic civil rights milestone when our founder, Theodore A. Sussan, Esq., decided to turn the focus of his general law practice toward special education law after fighting to protect the rights of his own special needs child.

Having an autistic son, Sussan set to work to learn all he could about special education rights, establishing a track record of precedent-setting cases and even new state law. His successes paved the way for our firm’s continued success in the area of special education law, and our commitment to ensuring that children with disabilities have opportunities to develop their talents, share their gifts, and contribute to their communities.

For more than 40 years, Sussan, Greenwald & Wesler has helped parents of special needs children manage issues from behavioral dyslexia to diabetes. We also have attorneys who specialize in New Jersey Estate and Trust Law, who can help you ensure that both you and your special needs child are protected into the future.

You can find out more about our services at https://sgwlawfirm.com/home/practice-areas/special-education/ Contact us today to discuss how the law protects and provides for special education needs. Help for your child with special needs is just a phone call away!



Contact us now

For a Private Consultation

Latest Blog Posts

Trust Basics for Trustees and Beneficiaries

The Basics A trust is an effective tool in estate planning. To create a trust, a person called a grantor specifies which assets go into the trust. The grantor then designates another person called the trustee to oversee the trust for the person called the beneficiary...

What Qualifies a Child for Special Education in NJ?

In the state of New Jersey, the right to an education has specific, robust legal protections. All New Jersey residents are entitled to a free and appropriate education in their local public school system from pre-K to grade 12. However, the key word in this principle...

Most Essential Estate Planning Documents

Every estate plan should consist of multiple documents which supplement one another. Exactly how many documents and what types you will need for your estate, however, can vary greatly depending upon your situation. For example, many forms of trust and power of...

Mastering IEP Review

As another school year looms, parents of children with special needs may become anxious about their student’s transition into another school year. Maybe last year didn’t go so well and you’d like this year to be better. Or maybe last year was stellar and you want to...

Categories

Year Published