New Heights Speech & Language

06/20/2026

Fun!

06/19/2026

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A mom's private emails where she speaks candidly about school personnel with her advocate were used against her in a 2026 due process hearing. The hearing officer's response? Stay focused on what actually matters: did this child receive FAPE?

A Virginia student who communicates by letterboard just won a rare due process case against Fairfax County Public Schools. And buried in the decision is a reminder every special ed family needs to hear — IDEA doesn't require parents to be pleasant. It requires schools to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education.

We encourage every parent to stay professional. It matters. But being emotional during one of the hardest fights of your life does not excuse a school system from upholding the law. The legal question is never about the parent. It's always about the child.

📖 Read the full article: https://www.specialeducationaction.com/p/student-who-uses-a-letterboard-wins-rare-due-process-case-against-fcps-part-5?utm_campaign=email-post&r=1rrjvn&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

06/17/2026

URGENT BABY WIPE RECALL: SEPSIS RISK

🚨Target has recalled select Up & Up Fragrance Free and Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes due to potential contamination with Burkholderia bacteria.

For infants and immunocompromised individuals, this bacteria can enter through cracked skin or a severe diaper rash, enter the bloodstream, and rapidly lead to sepsis.
These specific bacteria are highly resistant to many common antibiotics, making early detection critical.

🛑 ACTION STEPS:
Stop using Up & Up Fragrance Free and Fresh Cucumber wipes immediately. Check your stash and return them to Target for a full refund.
Share this post to protect vulnerable little ones.

⚠️ SEPSIS RED FLAGS TO WATCH FOR:
Seek emergency medical care immediately if your child shows:

High fever or abnormally low temperature
Extreme lethargy or difficulty waking
Rapid, shallow breathing
Pale, blotchy, or bluish skin
A rash that rapidly worsens or oozes🔗

Full details, UPCs, and lot codes are on the FDA and Target recall pages.

06/17/2026

Choices Give us a Voice, June 24-25, 2026

06/15/2026

06/13/2026

Do you know what today is? It’s Mrs. Leigh’s favorite day: FAR Therapeutic Arts and Recreation Spring Showcase day!!! IYKYK. And if you don’t know, go check out the amazing work they do!

06/13/2026

For our Tricare families-
We have been attempting to work with Tricare for their payment issues. Unfortunately, they have continued to not process claims correctly or pay per the terms of the plan for January 2026 through March 2026 due to errors on the part of Tricare.

As a result of their errors, we are I am be to provide timely bills to families. Because we believe that the kids come first, we have not suspended services and have not billed families for these costs.

If you are impacted by these errors and feel called to do so, please contact this reporter. We have contact them and notified Tricare that we have done so.

We appreciate your support and patience as we navigate this.

**TRICARE East Beneficiaries and Providers***

NBC News wants to hear from you!

If you have faced:
-inaccurate denials
-Other Health Insurance (OHI) mistakes
-providers being dropped due to errors and other technical glitches that have resulted in coverage losses
-incorrect bills
-payment holdups and clawbacks

Contact Jason Kane at [email protected]

06/11/2026

Join our team!

06/10/2026

You’ve never experienced ABA like this before. If you’re looking for play-based, child-lead services that are respectful of your child’s unique needs, this is the place!

06/10/2026

📢 Supported Decision-Making Webinar Series!

Is your child with a disability approaching adulthood? Turning 18 can bring many important decisions and questions for families.

Join The Arc of Oakland County and Oakland Community Health Network for a free webinar focused on Supported Decision-Making (SDM) and how it can help young adults maintain independence while receiving the support they need.

💡 Topics Covered —
✅ What supported decision-making is
✅ The differences between guardianship and supported decision-making
✅ Helpful tools and resources for supported decision-making

🗓 Upcoming Webinar Dates & Times
— Click on the links below to register!

• June 17, 2026 | 12:00 PM–1:30 PM
https://tinyurl.com/4z2t6aa4

• June 30, 2026 | 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
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• July 14, 2026 | 2:00 PM–3:30 PM
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• July 29, 2026 | 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
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• August 11, 2026 | 12:00 PM–1:30 PM
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• August 25, 2026 | 2:00 PM–3:30 PM
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• September 15, 2026 | 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
https://tinyurl.com/42uzr9dn

• September 30, 2026 | 12:00 PM–1:30 PM
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📞 Questions? Contact Jessica Showers at [email protected] or 248-816-1900.