Tiffany Boyles

Families of students with disabilities are often on their own to make sure their child's needs are met. Celine Almazan is the legal director for the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, an organization working to protect the legal rights of students with disabilities. She says meetings with the school can be especially intimidating.

Families of students with disabilities are often on their own to make sure their child's needs are met. Celine Almazan is the legal director for the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, an organization working to protect the legal rights of students with disabilities. She says meetings with the school can be especially intimidating.

Almazan says parents shouldn't be their child's only advocate, but that's often how it ends up. For NPR News, I'm Jolie Peel in Omaha, Nebraska.

Almazan says parents shouldn't be their child's only advocate, but that's often how it ends up. For NPR News, I'm Jolie Peel in Omaha, Nebraska.

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