Access 2 Advocate LLC

I had known Tara outside her work surroundings and learned about what she does never thinking I would need her services and not really understanding what she did. Fast forward about 1 year when my very hyper six year old was having some issues at school and the school flat out discriminated against my son and was denying him the education he deserves. I then remembered speaking with Tara and called her immediately. I can not say enough to express how impressed I was with her. She reviewed all of the prior paperwork and meetings with the school, met with us to create a plan for our upcoming IEP meeting and then when we there actually in front of the district who was really playing hardball Tara was fantastic. She cited codes, spoke their language and really went to bat for my son and my family. The final result was they settled with what we demanded. There is absolutely no way we could have gone up against the school and won without her. The amount of knowledge and experience Tara beings to the table is priceless. I am so grateful for the hard work she put in and can not say enough good things about her. Keep her in mind you never know if you will need her and if you do think you may get her involved ASAP she is a true professional and knows her stuff. Thank you Tara!

I’m a parent of a 5 year old boy with a speech and language impairment. My husband and I were scared to put him in kindergarten and unfortunately lost time and services in the process for him to begin his education. This occurred because of us not knowing if his needs were going to be met by the school district. My husband and I went through our first IEP meeting without any advocate and it was very intimidating and overwhelming with the school district, specifically because we were not aware of the rights my child was entitled to. Also, the personnel in the IEP did not expand nor explained on what services he was able to receive but did state what services they would provide. We struggled with the school district and its personnel because we felt that they were not paying attention to my sons specialized needs in order for him to have a safe and constructive school year. Tara assisted us on the following IEP meeting (s) we had and thanks to her my son now has all the services he needs to succeed in his educational path. She advocated for his safety as well as his dignity issues and made sure that he was assessed properly. She assisted us in researching services outside of the school district, such as Inland Regional and IHSS (In-​Home Support Services) that my child can benefit from. Tara is an excellent advocate, she is very respectful, caring and compassionate. She has been a pleasure to work with and she was prompt to reply a phone call or email when I needed her assistance. She goes above and beyond her role as an advocate. Tara is always looking in the best interest to help our child have a better educational experience and I could never thank her enough. We definitely recommend Tara 100%.

Tara is the expert help your famly needs to help navigate and coordinate the legal, educational, bureacratic and frankly emotional maze for a special needs child. For reference I have an MBA and my wife is a CPA and we have spent years trying to self-​educate the countless requirements and benefits which literally cost us thousands of dollars and hours.
Tara endured the same trevails with her own son and can use her legal qualifications and life experince — she understands what you’re going thru and has the skills and knowledge to help.
I wish we had met Tara earlier and would have saved all that money, time and suffering. No we have Tara helping us choose from options we never knew existed and the result is a comprehensive, customized plan for our family and most importantly peace of mind.
We give Tara our strongest recommendation and if you are reading this and know someone with special needs, especially children please get them in touch with Tara NOW.