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| Celebrating A Decade of Advocating for Children with Special Learning Needs! |
| As co-author of the well-received web-book: Bringing Knowledge to the Table CAA Founder and President Noreen O'Mahoney will be giving a free hard copy of this important book to all new CAA clients this year ! |
| Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary with a Gift for You ! |
MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER
When I set out on this journey more than ten years ago, I was
probably just like you: a parent trying to get my child the help he needed
to be successful in school. Even though I had been working in the field of
disabilities for my entire professional career, discovering what it took to
make the educational system work so that my son could get the help he
needed was truly an eye-opener !
It may not have been designed that way, but the special education
system is a maze that most people need help navigating. Once I learned
enough to help my son, I discovered just how great and growing the
need was among others facing similar challenges with their own children,
and how much they needed the knowledge and experience I had
developed.
Seeing the opportunity to be of real service to families with
children who have learning needs, I decided to become a special
education advocate. I read all the major books on special education and
advocacy, took every formal advocacy training course available, and
sought additional knowledge from numerous experts in the field. Along
the way, I have accompanied parents to many thousands of PPTs, team
meetings and mediations.
Today, this work has truly become my passion! I cannot tell you
how satisfying it is to know that we can have an impact in the life of a
child with special needs. And in numerous cases, helping those children
get the support they need, has helped entire families better manage life
with a child with a disability.
As my colleagues and I enter our second decade, we are more
energized than ever about helping many more thousands of children and
families. May God Bless and protect all children, especially those with
special needs.
Noreen J. O'Mahoney, C.S.W., S.D.A.
President, Collaborative Advocacy Associates, Inc.
When I set out on this journey more than ten years ago, I was
probably just like you: a parent trying to get my child the help he needed
to be successful in school. Even though I had been working in the field of
disabilities for my entire professional career, discovering what it took to
make the educational system work so that my son could get the help he
needed was truly an eye-opener !
It may not have been designed that way, but the special education
system is a maze that most people need help navigating. Once I learned
enough to help my son, I discovered just how great and growing the
need was among others facing similar challenges with their own children,
and how much they needed the knowledge and experience I had
developed.
Seeing the opportunity to be of real service to families with
children who have learning needs, I decided to become a special
education advocate. I read all the major books on special education and
advocacy, took every formal advocacy training course available, and
sought additional knowledge from numerous experts in the field. Along
the way, I have accompanied parents to many thousands of PPTs, team
meetings and mediations.
Today, this work has truly become my passion! I cannot tell you
how satisfying it is to know that we can have an impact in the life of a
child with special needs. And in numerous cases, helping those children
get the support they need, has helped entire families better manage life
with a child with a disability.
As my colleagues and I enter our second decade, we are more
energized than ever about helping many more thousands of children and
families. May God Bless and protect all children, especially those with
special needs.
Noreen J. O'Mahoney, C.S.W., S.D.A.
President, Collaborative Advocacy Associates, Inc.
If you are the parent of a child with special learning needs and your child isn't making progress in school, we help you find out why and what to do about it. If you believe your child is in need of support services but school doesn't, we help you get action. If you are just confused and frustrated by the whole special education system, we help you make it work for your child. THE QUESTION IS: ARE YOU READY TO GET HELP? IF YES, THEN CLICK HERE |
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OUR WORK IS OUR BEST ADVERTISEMENT ! The majority of our work comes through personal referrals. So, if the past is any indicator, most of you visiting our site today were referred by someone you know who was very happy with the work that we did on their behalf. If you found us on your own and are interested in what some families that we have helped have to say about CAA and our advocates? Please Click Here |
| WHAT IS IT THAT WE DO? We provide support to families with children who have special learning needs, such as autism; specific learning, developmental, or intellectual disabilities; ADD/ADHD; speech & language, orthopedic, visual or hearing impairments; or emotional disturbance. We help you ensure that your school district is providing your child with an educational program that truly meets his or her special needs, and/or help you determine and pursue your options if the school cannot or will not do so. |
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