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Tracey Spencer Walsh helps clients throughout New York and Connecticut to ensure that students with a disability receive the special education services to which they are entitled under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"). When a child has a disability, including learning disabilities, behavioral challenges, a serious illness, emotional challenges or another disability, he or she deserves a thoughtful, comprehensive and appropriate education that will facilitate a bright future.

If your child has been denied educational services and/or you are considering placing your child in a private school, consulting with Tracey at the beginning of the process can help you avoid mistakes. Planning ahead, and that includes cooperating with your school district, could be the key to successfully securing an appropriate education.

We all need a little help from time to time, some of us more than others. Children and the elderly especially may need help when making big life or legal decisions. A "guardian" is someone who is chosen or appointed to make legal decisions for another person who is unable to make those decisions on their own. Guardianship is often over a child or an individual who has become incapacitated through age or disability.

While the law treats children differently from adults in many respects, children have legal rights. Furthermore, while children’s rights are not necessarily less than those of adults, they are often different. We can help you understand what are your child's constitutional rights.