Special Education in British Columbia

Step-by-step guides and toolkits for families of children with disabilities in British Columbia, Canada.

British Columbia Guides

British Columbia IEP & Designation Blueprint

Complete guide to BC's non-legal IEP model, 12 designation categories, per-pupil funding, and strategies for ensuring services despite IEP non-enforceability

British Columbia Special Ed Advocacy Playbook

BC advocacy guide with dispute letter templates, designation appeal samples, EA hours documentation strategies, and BC Ministry contact guidance

Canada-Wide Guides

These apply to all families of children with disabilities in Canada:

Canada Special Ed Parent Rights Compass

Comprehensive guide to special education parent rights across all 13 Canadian provinces and territories, including constitutional framework, provincial comparison charts, universal advocacy templates, and cross-provincial mobility guidance

Canada Special Ed Assessment Decoder

Complete guide to special education assessment across all 13 Canadian provinces and territories, including provincial process comparisons, understanding assessment tools, navigating wait times, and assessment request letter templates

Canada Post-Secondary Transition Roadmap

Complete guide covering transition planning across all provinces, post-secondary education pathways, employment and vocational rehabilitation, financial planning (RDSP, DTC, grants), and year-by-year planning checklists

General Resources

These guides work no matter where you live:

Autism IEP & Accommodation Toolkit

Complete toolkit with sensory accommodation banks, communication goal examples, social skills and executive function IEP objectives by autism level, meeting advocacy scripts for common school pushback ('too high-functioning for support'), and dispute templates for denied accommodations.

ADHD Advocacy & Accommodation Playbook

Complete playbook with accommodation menus by ADHD subtype, IEP goal banks for executive function and attention, 504 Plan vs IEP decision tree, meeting advocacy scripts for common school dismissal ('he doesn't have ADHD, he's just not trying'), and dispute templates for denied accommodations or failed evaluations.

Behavior Support & FBA/BIP Toolkit

Complete toolkit with parent-friendly FBA evaluation checklist, how to read and critique a BIP for function alignment, manifestation determination preparation guide, restraint and seclusion documentation templates, discipline rights by jurisdiction, and scripts for shifting school mindset from punishment to understanding function and building support.

Dyslexia Support & Reading Intervention Kit

Complete kit with intervention comparison chart (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, Barton, Lindamood-Bell with evidence ratings), IEP goals specifying intervention methodology, accommodation banks, scripts for fighting 'not low enough to qualify' dismissal, and templates for building the case that your school's current program is failing your child.

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