Name the decision
Identify the program, placement, accommodation, suspension, exclusion, safety plan, assessment, or service at issue.
Education advocacy
Turn a school concern into a clear, documented request.
Education law and special-education processes are provincial or territorial. Begin with the school and board process, preserve the written record, and identify any formal review or appeal deadline.
Prepare the record
Describe the barrier, the evidence, and the requested response.
Collect the documents
Keep report cards, plans, assessments, incident records, emails, meeting notes, and the board's parent guide or policy.
Request a written response
Ask who has authority to decide, what information was considered, what process applies, and when the decision or meeting will occur.
Track review rights
Formal identification, placement, discipline, and human-rights processes may use different review routes and deadlines.
Ontario starting points
Special education and accommodation.
The former site focused heavily on Ontario education advocacy. These current official sources explain Ontario's identification, placement and review process and the duty to accommodate disability in education.
Important
Do not assume Ontario's process applies elsewhere.
Every province and territory has its own education legislation, policies, complaint bodies, and appeal routes. Consult the responsible education ministry, school board, human-rights body, or a lawyer in your jurisdiction.