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I Survived Special Education: Not A Joke

I Survived Special Education: Not A Joke

By David Potter (notajoke.net)

Is it equal for Special Education Students? … Special education from the student point of view. I was in special education in elementary school and middle school, and experienced the consequences of it in high school and beyond. … I'm David Potter. I Survived Special Education: Not A Joke.
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303 Disadvantaged

I Survived Special Education: Not A JokeSep 13, 2022

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313 Full Integration

313 Full Integration

Is Full Integration possible by nondisabled people? Due to circumstances beyond my control, season 4 is delayed indefinitely because I cannot record the season, which I already wrote before the release of season 3.
Nov 22, 202209:09
312 Empowered

312 Empowered

Are disabled adults empowered?

Nov 15, 202207:36
311 Affirmative Action

311 Affirmative Action

311 Affirmative Action

Nov 08, 202202:34
310 Qualified Individual

310 Qualified Individual

Are disabled adults treated equally as qualified individuals?

Nov 01, 202202:53
309 Clear Mandate

309 Clear Mandate

Is a Clear Mandate equal for disabled adults?

Oct 25, 202203:20
308 Systemic Change

308 Systemic Change

s Systemic Change equal for disabled adults?

Oct 18, 202203:40
307 Auxiliary Aids

307 Auxiliary Aids

Are Auxiliary Aids equal for disabled adults?


Oct 11, 202202:20
306 Appropriate Treatment

306 Appropriate Treatment

Is self-determination equal for disabled adults?

Oct 04, 202206:44
305 Primary Decisionmakers

305 Primary Decisionmakers

Is self-determination equal for disabled adults?

Sep 27, 202206:02
304 Perceived Impairment

304 Perceived Impairment

Is the definition of disability equal for disabled adults?

Sep 20, 202207:14
303 Disadvantaged

303 Disadvantaged

Is it equal for disabled adults?

Sep 13, 202206:55
302 Unnecessary Expenses

302 Unnecessary Expenses

Are unnecessary expenses equal for disabled adults?

Sep 06, 202206:18
301 Screen Out

301 Screen Out

Is employment screening equal for disabled adults?

Aug 30, 202206:19
213 Inferior Status

213 Inferior Status

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/chapter-126.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/12101.

Mar 29, 202207:45
212 Survivors Benefits

212 Survivors Benefits

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/chapter-7/subchapter-II.

https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/survivors/.

Mar 22, 202203:02
211 Rehabilitation Services

211 Rehabilitation Services

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/chapter-16.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/723.

Mar 15, 202206:02
210 Income Exclusions

210 Income Exclusions

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4545/text.

Mar 08, 202204:34
209 Guardianship

209 Guardianship

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4545/text.

Mar 01, 202209:41
208 Resource Limit

208 Resource Limit

https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-resources-ussi.htm

Feb 22, 202203:51
207 Civil Rights

207 Civil Rights

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/chapter-21.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1981.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/chapter-21/subchapter-I-A INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1997.

Feb 15, 202207:02
206 Monthly Amount

206 Monthly Amount

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/SSI.html.

Feb 08, 202204:13
205 Subminimum Wage

205 Subminimum Wage

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/214

Feb 01, 202207:60
204 Supplemental Security Income

204 Supplemental Security Income

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1381.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1381a.


Jan 25, 202201:53
203 Unequal Pay

203 Unequal Pay

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/53/text.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/603/text.

Jan 18, 202214:52
202 Poverty Guideline

202 Poverty Guideline

https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines.

Jan 11, 202203:49
201 Transition Services

201 Transition Services

20 USC 33 1400(c)(14).

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/1401.

Jan 04, 202206:37
Trailer | Season 2 | I Survived Special Education: Not A Joke

Trailer | Season 2 | I Survived Special Education: Not A Joke

Trailer Season 2.


Is it equal for Special Education Students?


Is it equal for disabled adults?


Is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act working as intended? It it preparing disabled students for further education, employment and independent living?


Transition Services are offered to special education students at age 16 to prepare for life after high school. Those who are not in special education have the same opportunities as nondisabled students. What do they face?

Poverty Guideline is used to determine eligibility for Federal government programs, and many disabled people live below the poverty line because of government assistance and discrimination.

Unequal Pay may be fixed with the Raise the Wage Act of 2021. Subminimum Wage is based on productivity of the disabled compared to the nondisabled, who are paid based on prevailing wages for hourly jobs.

Supplemental Security Income is for the disabled and those 65 and older. It is a poverty trap for those who haven't started careers, receiving a small Monthly Amount, with a strict Resource Limit and a few Income Exclusions, where all income isn't counted towards the limit..


Civil Rights are violated regularly.

Guardianship is a major civil rights violation.

Rehabilitation Services is Special Education for job seekers.

Survivors Benefits is slightly better, financially, than SSI after a family member dies.

Because of this, the disabled, especially those with developmental and lifelong disabilities have in the United States of America, Inferior Status.


What does the law say? What needs to change in the law? How does this law impact my life?


Podcast season 2 premieres January 3, 2022.


I'm David Potter. I Survived Special Education: Not A Joke.


http://www.notajoke.net/

Dec 21, 202101:55
113 Special Education

113 Special Education

Is Special education equal for special education students?
Nov 30, 202106:52
112 Physical Education

112 Physical Education

Is Physical Education equal for special education students?
Nov 23, 202104:02
111 Expected Progress

111 Expected Progress

Is the definition of the Individualized Education Program equal for Special Education Students?
Nov 16, 202116:10
110 Child with a disability

110 Child with a disability

Are children with disabilities equal as special education students?
Nov 09, 202103:26
109 Instructional Implications

109 Instructional Implications

Is the Individualized Education Program Team equal for Special Education Students?
Nov 02, 202106:60
108 Student Conduct

108 Student Conduct

Is the Code of Student Conduct equal for Special Education Students?
Oct 26, 202123:44
107 Functional Performance

107 Functional Performance

Is the development of the Individualized Education Program equal for Special Education Students?
Oct 19, 202112:11
106 Least Restrictive Environment

106 Least Restrictive Environment

Is Least Restrictive Environment equal for Special Education Students?
Oct 12, 202104:02
105 Available to Them

105 Available to Them

Is the purpose of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act equal for Special Education Students?
Oct 05, 202103:37
104 Excessive Transportation

104 Excessive Transportation

Is Excessive Transportation equal for Special Education Students?
Sep 28, 202107:01
103 Access Denied

103 Access Denied

Are the findings of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act equal for Special Education Students?
Sep 21, 202110:41
102 Solitary Confinement

102 Solitary Confinement

Are Seclusion and Timeout equal for Special Education Students?
Sep 14, 202111:47
101 Graduation

101 Graduation

Is Graduation equal for Special Education Students?
Sep 07, 202105:15
Trailer | Season 1 | I Survived Special Education: Not A Joke
Aug 26, 202101:04
August 25, 2021

August 25, 2021

Aug 25, 202100:55