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Podcast: Don't IEP Alone.
Episode: Atlantic City Observations: Why Early Support for Kids With IEPs Matters
Description: Welcome to another episode of Don't IEP Alone with your host, Lisa Lightner. In today’s deeply personal and thought-provoking episode, Lisa reflects on a recent visit to Atlantic City and uses her experience walking its streets as a lens to examine larger issues surrounding disability, mental health, addiction, and the consequences of societal neglect. Drawing from her years of advocacy and firsthand stories from clients, Lisa explores the troubling connections between learning disabilities, lack of support, and the increased risks of addiction and incarceration. She poses a heartfelt question—"Who failed you?"—as she considers the people society often...