Parents of Nonverbal Children - Video Recording & AI Progress Reports

My daughter can't tell me what happened at school today. Not because she doesn't want to. Because she can't - not yet. So I asked her school team a simple question: can we record her 1-on-1 sessions and use AI to share structured progress with us at home, so we can reinforce what she's learning? What I heard back was a wall. ❌ Privacy concerns. ❌ We can't force teachers to take videos. ❌ It's not in their contracts. ❌ If we do it for your child, everyone will want it. ❌ We won't collect data for you. Not one of those responses came with an alternative. No other plan for how we - the parents of a child who cannot self-report - are supposed to know what's working, what to practice at home, or whether the skills from Tuesday's session survive until Friday. This is Part 1 of a series I'm writing about innovation resistance in special education. Not to vent. To build something useful. I've already filed a formal IEP amendment request for video reporting and video self-modeling. The process has started. The next articles in this series will go beyond documenting the problem - I'll share the specific approaches, reasoning, and language that can help parents win these conversations, or avoid the battle entirely. If you're a parent, educator, or anyone who works in or around special education - I'd genuinely love to hear what you've experienced. 👇 Read Part 1 here: https://lnkd.in/eKcKc7fK #SpecialEducation #IEP #Disability #Parenting #AI