Protecting The Legal Rights of Different Brains, w/ Kimberley Spire-Oh | EDB 125

Exploring Different Brains

In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Kimberley Spire-Oh. Kimberley is a private attorney for Special Education and Disability Law, and is a special education advocate. In addition to serving on the board her at Different Brains Inc., Kimberley currently serves as co-president of the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of Florida, co-chair of the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County’s Education Committee, co-chair of the Juvenile Justice Committee and member of the Advocacy Committee for LDA of America; on the Board of Advisors for the Council for Autism and Neurodiversity; and as a member of the Florida State Advisory Committee for the Education of Exceptional Students, the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council’s Partners in Policymaking 2012 Class, the Florida Association of Special Education Attorneys, the Disability Rights Bar Association, as well as the Palm Beach County School District’s Diversity and Equity Committee and Exceptional Student Education Advisory Committee. Kimberley discusses how raising her son led her to fighting for the rights of the neurodiverse and challenged, the common challenges parents face in making sure their children get proper support, and gives advice on how to support individuals with different brains. For more about Kimberley Spire-Oh, visit: http://www.ksolawfirm.com Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains! http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/