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My name is Brandi Dabbs. I am located in Mississippi. I have extensive experience as a free NATION WIDE student parent legal advocate for special needs and special education students ranging from Preschool age 3 to all the way to college students in institutes of higher learning. I am not taking more cases to be the direct advocate for currently in the next calendar year April 2026-April 2027, but I am available should you want to advocate for your students needs to give you the info via consulting on your case or your child's case. I have 12 years experience and am a member of the National COPAA organization. My advocacy journey started with my oldest son that was diagnosed with Level 2 ASD and there was absolutely near zero knowledge of late onset forms of Autism, much less school advocacy resources. My youngest son suffers from ADHD Combo Type, two types of hypoglycemia, and an anxiety and panic disorder. I am self taught and one of the only free advocates for students with disabilities in the United States not attached to any organization. I volunteer my time and efforts full-time and I know the federal laws backwards, forwards, up, and down. This is not only limited to those with ASD. Any disability relating to the ADA, Title II, Title III, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, and IDEA law, just to name a few. Few parents and students with disabilities realize that no state law or policy overrules these federal laws and all public schools, preschools, and Institutes of Higher Learning that accept federal grant money in any way are held to these laws and they must be followed. This is the crux of my advocacy. I am also heavily experienced in the ins and outs of getting children approves for Mississippi Medicaid and navigating that. My main words of advice for parents of children in PreK 3, PreK 4, and grades K-12 are this: Never believe what the school district tells you your child can and cannot have to accommodate and intervene in your child's education. Even the staff that should know the law and use it accordingly, rarely do and if they do, they try to get away with the bare minimum in providing all they are entitled to, to them. Never sign anything and always take a few days to look over what they have said and done. Tell them 24 hours before any meeting that you will be recording the meetings that you call. Never answer phone calls. Never call and request evaluations for services. Put everything in writing, and yes, including email. Always record phone calls if they try to call you. Always record meetings. If you do not live in a one party permission state for recording phone calls, meetings, etc., always let them know at the beginning of the call or 24 hours before the meeting that you are recording it. It is your right to do so in any state and they have the opportunity to end the phone call or meeting after you do. For students with disabilities in Institutes of Higher Learning, your state laws and university/college policies do not override state laws either. If those institutes take federal funding for anything what so ever including but not limited to research grants, tuition grants and student loans, they are bound by federal laws as well. That includes private college and universities. Every single college community or 4 year university has a disabilities department. You only need sign up in this office at your campus for services and request your own 504 plan. All people with disabilities must be accommodated to meet their needs. The failure to do so is illegal. I am not a lawyer and cannot represent you in court, but I am qualified to hear yours or your child's situation, and advise accordingly. Sometimes, that is to refer you to a law firm if it has already escalated outside the scope of my legal advocacy abilities or is outside the scope of my legal advocacy expertise. I would be happy to consult with you and give you links and information to allow you to advocate effectively for your child or yourself. Parents of kids with disabilities also have certain rights for ages 3-17 years old in all areas of 504 Plans and Individual Education Plans. Schools often violate these as well in the course of violating the student's. Please contact me if you have any questions I might be of help with. My advocacy email address is brandimd78@gmail.com.

My name is Brandi Dabbs. I am located in Mississippi. I have extensive experience as a free NATION WIDE student parent legal advocate for special needs and special education students ranging from Preschool age 3 to all the way to college students in institutes of higher learning. I am not taking more cases to be the direct advocate for currently in the next calendar year April 2026-April 2027, but I am available should you want to advocate for your students needs to give you the info via consulting on your case or your child's case. I have 12 years experience and am a member of the National COPAA organization. My advocacy journey started with my oldest son that was diagnosed with Level 2 ASD and there was absolutely near zero knowledge of late onset forms of Autism, much less school advocacy resources. My youngest son suffers from ADHD Combo Type, two types of hypoglycemia, and an anxiety and panic disorder. I am self taught and one of the only free advocates for students with disabilities in the United States not attached to any organization. I volunteer my time and efforts full-time and I know the federal laws backwards, forwards, up, and down. This is not only limited to those with ASD. Any disability relating to the ADA, Title II, Title III, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, and IDEA law, just to name a few. Few parents and students with disabilities realize that no state law or policy overrules these federal laws and all public schools, preschools, and Institutes of Higher Learning that accept federal grant money in any way are held to these laws and they must be followed. This is the crux of my advocacy. I am also heavily experienced in the ins and outs of getting children approves for Mississippi Medicaid and navigating that. My main words of advice for parents of children in PreK 3, PreK 4, and grades K-12 are this: Never believe what the school district tells you your child can and cannot have to accommodate and intervene in your child's education. Even the staff that should know the law and use it accordingly, rarely do and if they do, they try to get away with the bare minimum in providing all they are entitled to, to them. Never sign anything and always take a few days to look over what they have said and done. Tell them 24 hours before any meeting that you will be recording the meetings that you call. Never answer phone calls. Never call and request evaluations for services. Put everything in writing, and yes, including email. Always record phone calls if they try to call you. Always record meetings. If you do not live in a one party permission state for recording phone calls, meetings, etc., always let them know at the beginning of the call or 24 hours before the meeting that you are recording it. It is your right to do so in any state and they have the opportunity to end the phone call or meeting after you do. For students with disabilities in Institutes of Higher Learning, your state laws and university/college policies do not override state laws either. If those institutes take federal funding for anything what so ever including but not limited to research grants, tuition grants and student loans, they are bound by federal laws as well. That includes private college and universities. Every single college community or 4 year university has a disabilities department. You only need sign up in this office at your campus for services and request your own 504 plan. All people with disabilities must be accommodated to meet their needs. The failure to do so is illegal. I am not a lawyer and cannot represent you in court, but I am qualified to hear yours or your child's situation, and advise accordingly. Sometimes, that is to refer you to a law firm if it has already escalated outside the scope of my legal advocacy abilities or is outside the scope of my legal advocacy expertise. I would be happy to consult with you and give you links and information to allow you to advocate effectively for your child or yourself. Parents of kids with disabilities also have certain rights for ages 3-17 years old in all areas of 504 Plans and Individual Education Plans. Schools often violate these as well in the course of violating the student's. Please contact me if you have any questions I might be of help with. My advocacy email address is brandimd78@gmail.com.