School Advocacy Resources

The following materials and resources are intended as tools for you to ensure that you or your child’s school experience is as rigorous and supportive as possible. If you are facing a legal matter, contact your local MDA clinic social worker, State Department of Education, or State Disability Law Center.

For additional information about accommodations for specific neuromuscular diseases, or for presentations for classrooms or faculty members that MDA staff can facilitate, please contact your local MDA office.

COLLEGE RESOURCES:

• Campus Accessibility Checklist - New
• Think College - New
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition - New

OTHER RESOURCES:

• MDA Publications - New
• Department of Education - New
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) - New
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - New