Dower and Associates, Inc.

22/11/2025

New On-Demand Learning Path Now Available: Protecting FAPE
COPAA’s Learning Center is excited to announce a new Learning Path — Protecting FAPE — designed to deepen your understanding of the laws, strategies, and best practices to ensure every child receives a Free Appropriate Public Education.

This Learning Path brings together six expert-led webinars and their associated materials:
* It’s 10 p.m. Do You Know Where Your Children’s Present Levels of Performance Are?
* What is Specially Designed Instruction?
* The Differences Between Substantive FAPE and Procedural Violations — and Why It Matters
* The Logic and Leverage of Endrew F. in Special Education Litigation
* Decoding “Evidence-Based”: Understanding the Levels of Evidence in Effective Intervention
* How to Create Strength-Based IEPs

Cost: $79 for COPAA members and $149 for guests
🔗Registration link: https://learn.copaa.org/p/protectingfape

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21/11/2025

Communication Complexity Scale
Online Training

The Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) is a unique measure for researchers and clinicians to assess the communication status of children and adults with disabilities as diverse as autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, deaf-blindness and cerebral palsy, including those who are nonverbal or have...

21/11/2025

Thank you to the Council of Autism Service Providers for creating this powerful piece about profound autism. You can find it as well as other resources for families on their informative new website www.thespectrum.org.

https://ow.ly/yz7n50XnOiF

21/11/2025

Through advocacy, programs that promote inclusion, and engaging the community, The Arc creates tangible changes in the community and in the lives of people with disabilities.

17/11/2025

14/11/2025

Perfect for PreK–5 classrooms, Happy Numbers adapts to each student’s level, giving every child the right challenge at the right time. Teachers get data, insight, and it’s free.

11/11/2025

Some AI images we created today in speech-language sessions. Kids love expanding language especially when they get to belly laugh at them!

11/11/2025

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

11/11/2025

🕊️ On This November Day 🕊️

Silence falls louder than words.
Today, we stand still—holding both sorrow and gratitude for those who sacrificed for us.

At Dower and Associates, we honor all who have served and the families who carry their legacy. Your courage, dedication, and service make it possible for us to do the work we love—helping others find their voice, build connections, and create meaningful change.

🇺🇸 Thank you, Veterans. Today and every day, we remember.

11/11/2025

Things I do to create fun learning opportunities for my kids 🤣🤣 Thanks to Gemini AI :)

11/11/2025

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