All articles about Manitoba Special Ed Advocacy Playbook.
Compare self-advocacy with a Manitoba toolkit vs hiring a private special education advocate at $90-$120/hour. Decision guide for budget, timeline, and dispute complexity.
Step-by-step guide to ending illegal partial day exclusions in Manitoba schools. Letter templates, legal citations, and escalation tactics — no lawyer required.
Rural and northern Manitoba families face unique special ed barriers — no local advocates, itinerant clinicians, 3-year waitlists. Here's the best advocacy tool for your situation.
Your child needs an Educational Assistant but doesn't have a diagnosis yet. Here's how to force Manitoba schools to provide needs-based support under Regulation 155/2005.
Can't afford a $300-$500/hour special education lawyer? Here are 5 alternatives Manitoba parents use to enforce their child's rights — from free advocacy orgs to self-guided toolkits.
Manitoba has no IDEA-style stay put rule, but three legal mechanisms protect your child's programming during disputes. Here's how to use them.
Manitoba doesn't have due process hearings like the US. Here's how Manitoba's formal review, Human Rights Commission, and Ombudsman pathways actually work.
Know your rights as a parent in Manitoba special education — Charter Section 15, AEP Regulation, SSP signatures, FIPPA access, and the escalation pathway.
Most Manitoba special education disputes don't need a lawyer. Here's when they do, which Winnipeg firms handle education cases, and where to find free legal help.
Manitoba's AEP Regulation requires schools to assess struggling students. Learn how to formally request an evaluation, what happens during it, and what to do on a waitlist.
Manitoba has no US-style IEE right. Here's what private psychoeducational assessments cost, who can provide them, and how to force the school to use the results.
Manitoba special education advocates range from free community organizations to $120/hr consultants. Here's who does what, what it costs, and when DIY is enough.
How to prepare for your child's SSP meeting in Manitoba — who attends, what to bring, how to interrogate goals, and when not to sign.
Step-by-step guide to disputing an SSP in Manitoba — from withholding signature through Board of Trustees appeal, Human Rights complaints, and FIPPA requests.
Manitoba doesn't use the US term 'manifestation determination,' but has equivalent protections. Here's what principals must do before suspending a student with an SSP.
Manitoba has no compensatory education statute, but parents can recover denied services through Human Rights Commission complaints and the formal review process.