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Linda Barton is a special education consultant and advocate with more than 30 years of experience. She has taught children in urban, rural and suburban school districts providing both classroom instruction and itinerant services for children from pre-school through high school. Linda worked as an IEP and testing specialist, including securing and monitoring nonpublic placements for students whose needs exceeded what could be provided in the public schools setting.Linda taught Understanding Special Education and Disabilities at Towson and Testing and Diagnosis at Johns Hopkins Universities. She has successfully advocated for children throughout Maryland and Southern Pennsylvania. Linda is active in several statewide advocacy organizations.Services provided to families include: Supporting families and caregivers in understanding the IEP process Direct Advocacy and Representation in IEP Meetings IEP Development and Reviews 504 Plan Development and Reviews Educational testing including diagnostic report(s) Educational Planning School Observations Monitoring of Progress and Provision of Services Referral to Community Resources including: camps, private schools, residential placements, college programs for students with Learning Disabilities, family support groups, and recreational activities for children with special needs

Beth Nolan is the co-founder of Education Team Allies. As a former educator and school and district level leader Beth, along with a colleague, founded Education Team Allies due to an identified need within the local education community. She takes a non-adversarial, collaborative approach that allows for families to collaborate with school based teams around their child’s IEP or 504 plan. Beth wholeheartedly believes in the following:

• A truly student-centered approach with a focus on collaboration, teamwork, and empathy
• Educating and empowering all involved team members so that they may effectively advocate for the best interest of the student at the center of the IEP or 504 process
• We are ALL in this together!

At Education Team Allies, the main focus is coaching and educating parents so that they may understand how to best advocate for what their child needs when it comes to the IEP or 504 process. When a parent better understands the process, their role, and their children’s rights, they can be confident in their voice at the meeting table and, therefore, effectively advocate for their child’s needs. The work Education Team Allies engages in includes reviewing IEP and 504’s and other related school documents; attending IEP or 504 meetings with parents; and providing in-service training to school staff, organizations, and any other provider(s) that may see our services as beneficial to their clientele base.

Educational Resources has been protecting and promoting the educational rights of students with disabilities since 2004. Our mission is to provide high quality advocacy for children with special needs and their families. We provide education advocacy to children and families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area (DMV), Baltimore and New York City.                         All parents want their children to be successful in school. If your child is having difficulties in school related to academic, behavioral or social/emotional problems, it is vitally important that your child receives the full range of educational support services to which he/she is entitled. If the school failed to act upon the concerns you've raised about your child's inability to thrive academically, call the experts at Educational Resources.                    Some difficulties qualify as a “disability” due to their nature or severity. While many parents don’t like th​e term, if your child has a disability, he/she may be eligible for extra assistance from the school that can help them academically, emotionally or socially. We’ll help you understand how to get a correct diagnosis, understand the criteria for assistance and figure out how they apply to your child.    

Disability in Estate Planning terms applies to a mentally or physically incapacitated adult, or an adult receiving government benefits due to a disability.

Asset Protection legal strategies are important for people who have been given a diagnosis which indicates a likely need for future long-term care or for people those facing imminent nursing home care. If you or a loved one has concerns about protecting assets from Medicaid spend down and ensuring proper plans are in place, book a consultation.

If you or someone in your family has special needs or is receiving government benefits, they could be interrupted if an inheritance is left the wrong way. If you have someone you have in your family for whom you want to leave an inheritance, we can help you do plan it properly, so it doesn’t interrupt their benefits. If you are someone who receives disability benefits and you recently inherited or will inherit, contact us so we can help you to avoid being disqualified for benefits.

If your loved one is unable to make decisions for themselves the way they did in the past, or perhaps you have a loved one with special needs, we can help provide you peace of mind knowing your loved one will be cared for as they should. After consulting with us about our Family Legacy Legal Services™, you may decide on strategies such as proactive Estate Planning, or you may need to implement steps to avoid Guardianship.