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Working with Maine’s families to ensure a Free and Appropriate Public Education for all schoolchildren click here to download our Brochure PHILOSOPHY: Over 6 million children receive special education and related
services in the United States. School districts are required to provide a free, appropriate public education as mandated
by federal law, yet 30% of students with disabilities drop out of school, nearly 50% are not on grade level for their age
and 74% are in the bottom quartile in reading in high school. In Maine, almost 35,000, or 18 percent of all public school
children receive special education services. Parents must not only serve as primary care providers, but also as advocates
for their children. Midcoast Advocacy assists families to ensure their children receive the services appropriate
to their disability. SERVICES: "Disability is a natural
part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society.
Improving educational results for children with disabilities is an essential element of our national policy of ensuring equality
of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities."
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