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Wayne Rock

Family Advocate

New York 10 yrs experience Remote

I've been an advocate for students with Autism and Speech & Language. I'm a team player at IEP Meetings. Most of my advocacy is zoom consultation and attending IEP Meetings.

Paid
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Kelli Helmer

Special Education Advocate

New York 10 yrs experience Remote

I am a social worker, care coordinator, non profit creator and a special needs mom x4. A guardian and one heck of an advocate!!

Special ed & IEPs Insurance & Medicaid Diagnosis & health +5
Free
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Tina Ayhan

Diagnosis & Healthcare Advocate

New York 5 yrs experience Remote

I had no experience with speacial needs and had to learn the hard way. My daughter has CP, epilepsy, global development delay. Had surgeries, had status epilepticus, stayed in hospitals for months. Learned to advocate for a non-verbal child while caring for two other kids one younger one older. Later went back to school and got my LMSW degree and now working for LCSW. Working in a psychiatric hospital while raising kids and managing being a full time assistant to my daughter with disabilities.

Verified Diagnosis & health Early intervention Behavioral health +1
Free
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Christine Malinauskas

Special Education Advocate

New York 10 yrs experience Remote

I have worked as a Physical Therapist with special education students for over 25 yrs. In addition my son is on the spectrum. He is high functioning. The road has been tough with an added health issue along the way.

Special ed & IEPs
Free
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Lauren Jansen

Special Education Advocate

New York 5 yrs experience Remote

I have extensive professional experience navigating special education systems and firsthand experience navigating complex disability services as a parent (blind and deaf paralyzed child with feeding tube)

Verified Special ed & IEPs Early intervention Peer support
Free & paid
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Quanae Jefferson

Special Education Advocate

Louisiana 3 yrs experience Remote

Mother to a medically complex five year old and I’ve been advocating since day one. I’ve helped not only my son but several other families as early as helping a family while my son was in NICU before he was a month old. I’ve founded a nonprofit in Louisiana Empowered By Empathy dedicated to helping families of medically complex children. As my knowledge and skill set grows I hope to help more people. I also plan to enroll in classes this coming fall to a certified/ licensed peer support specialist

Preferred Verified Special ed & IEPs Diagnosis & health Early intervention +1
Free & paid
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Ashly Barta

Special Education Advocate

Iowa 16 yrs experience Remote

I bring both professional experience and deeply personal experience to special education advocacy. As an educator, consultant, and parent, I understand special education from both sides of the table. My greatest lessons in advocacy, however, have come from advocating for my own children, especially my son, who is nonverbal, uses AAC to communicate, and has epilepsy. His journey has taught me how important it is to look beyond a diagnosis, ask difficult questions, navigate complex educational and medical systems, and make sure a child’s needs and abilities are truly understood. I know firsthand how overwhelming it can feel when you are trying to make the right decisions for your child while also learning policies, services, evaluations, and supports. Those experiences shape the advocate I strive to be: knowledgeable, compassionate, collaborative, and willing to ask questions when something doesn’t seem right. My goal is not simply to help families navigate special education, but to help them find their voice, understand their options, and confidently advocate for a child who deserves to be seen, heard, and supported.

Preferred Verified Special ed & IEPs Early intervention Financial support
Free & paid
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PR Paige Ryan

Paige Ryan

Caregiver Coach

Massachusetts 1 yrs experience Remote In person

I am a pediatric physical therapist and caregiver coach with over a decade of experience working with children with disabilities, neurodivergent profiles, and complex medical needs. I founded Foundation First Physical Therapy specifically because I kept watching families navigate impossibly complex systems alone — and I wanted to be the person in their corner. My advocacy work lives at the intersection of clinical expertise and systems navigation. I help families understand their child's PT needs, push back on insurance denials, navigate DME and equipment authorization, prepare for IEP meetings from a motor and functional perspective, and make sense of the medical language and recommendations being thrown at them by a team of specialists. What I bring that most advocates don't is the clinical background to speak the language of the providers AND the ability to translate it for families in a way that actually makes sense. I have sat in IEP meetings, written medical necessity letters, filed insurance appeals, and coached caregivers through some of the most overwhelming moments of their lives. I work with families of children with cerebral palsy, autism, rare and complex diagnoses, and medically complex profiles. I am based in Chelmsford, MA but offer virtual support nationwide through my caregiver coaching practice.

Preferred Verified Special ed & IEPs Insurance & Medicaid Diagnosis & health +3
Free & paid 20 free slots open
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AA Advocacy Abby

Advocacy Abby

Help families find funding for therapies, equipment, treatment, accessible vehicles, and major life moments!

Gainesville, Florida 13 yrs experience Remote

I am an advocate and mother who knows what's like to want everything for your child and not know where exactly to find it. As a result we have created the world's largest database of grants, and teach people how to fund raise effectively and guilt free! I specialize in teaching people how to fund grants, and apply successfully as well as fundraising.

Preferred Verified Financial support
Free 30 free slots open
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AT Ashley Traylor

Ashley Traylor she/her

Special Education Advocate

Iowa 19 yrs experience Remote In person

I am a non-attorney special education advocate with a master’s degree in special education and nearly two decades of experience supporting students with disabilities and their families. My background includes work as a special education teacher, education consultant, and parent advocate, which gives me a strong understanding of both the school and family sides of the IEP process. I support families with IEPs, 504 plans, evaluations, eligibility, behavior plans, discipline concerns, transition planning, and parent participation in meetings. My goal is to help families feel prepared, informed, and confident while working collaboratively with school teams to address the student’s individual needs. I am also a parent of a child with disabilities, so I understand how emotional and overwhelming the process can feel. I believe families deserve clear information, practical support, and someone beside them who can help translate the paperwork, organize the concerns, and keep the focus on the child. My advocacy style is calm, collaborative, and solution-focused. I help families understand their rights, ask meaningful questions, review documents, prepare for meetings, and communicate concerns clearly and productively.

Preferred Verified Special ed & IEPs Insurance & Medicaid Diagnosis & health +4
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