Advocating for Your Child - Getting Started Good special education services are intensive and expensive. Resources are limited. If you have a child with special needs, you may wind up battling the school district for the services your child needs. To prevail, you need information, skills, and tools. Who can be an advocate? Anyone can advocate for another person. Here is how the dictionary defines the term “advocate“: ad-vo-cate – Verb, transitive. To speak, plead or argue in favor of. Synonym is support. 1. One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender; an advocate of civil rights. 2. One that pleads in another’s behalf; an intercessor; advocates for abused children and spouses. 3. A lawyer. (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition) An advocate performs several functions: Supports, helps, assists, and aids Speaks and pleads on behalf of others Defends and argues for people or causes wrightslaw/advoc/articles/advocacy.intro.htm
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