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Not sure how old your son is but I don't think kids should have to self-advocate. That is why they have parents and teachers. After all your son only knows his vision how is he supposed to know what other kids vision is like and what needs to be done?

Puffin- ds is 6, 1st grade.

Mon- thanks for the insight. Makes a lot of sense.

Definately too young to have to self-advocate. How can you put a kid in an environment where he has no power and expect him to manage his own accomadations? And since when were teachers experts in eye problems?

The comments about his grades should have NO place in a 504 meeting. A 504 meeting isn't necessarily about grades, it's about making school SAFE for the child. Just because a student with a missing leg CAN get around on crutches doesn't mean they should be forced to leave their wheelchair outside every day.