Michael Gilberg, Attorney-at-Law

Michael Gilberg, Attorney-at-Law "An advocate for children with disabilities who walked in their shoes."

Unfortunately in our Society many individuals with disabilities do not get the services which they are entitled to under the law. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ensures that individuals with disabilities receive equal access to the same services as everyone else with reasonable accommodations. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitles all children with disabilities

to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). As an attorney who went through the special education system growing up with misdiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome I will put my heart and soul into your case, because I know what you are going through. My personal experience gives me a level of insight and empathy into your situations that many attorneys do not have. I am passionate about helping people with disabilities because I have walked in your shoes. Contact me about how I can help you with any legal problem related to Special Education or Disability Rights because justice moves slowly while injustice moves quickly.

Thanks to the American Bar Association - Commission on Disability Rights for quoting me besides distinguished colleagues...
06/16/2025

Thanks to the American Bar Association - Commission on Disability Rights for quoting me besides distinguished colleagues. Ellen Saideman, Catherine Merino Reisman, and Judith Gran.

The ABA Commission on Disability Rights reached out to lawyers practicing disability rights for comment on the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools.

Good news today out of Supreme Court!
06/12/2025

Good news today out of Supreme Court!

COPAA celebrates a major victory for students with disabilities and their families. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on June 12, 2025 in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools in favor of the family of a student with a disability, holding that “ADA and [Section 504] Rehabilitation Act claims based on edu...

I was honored to be quoted by NPR in an interview about special education and proposed elimnation of the Department of E...
04/04/2025

I was honored to be quoted by NPR in an interview about special education and proposed elimnation of the Department of Education.

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

So Excited to be quoted in Mother Jones on how abolishing the Department of Education could affect students with disabil...
01/13/2025

So Excited to be quoted in Mother Jones on how abolishing the Department of Education could affect students with disabilities. Thank you Julia Métraux!

Nearly nine million students rely on DOE-backed disability accommodations.

Please read my latest article for the Autism Spectrum News:
10/07/2024

Please read my latest article for the Autism Spectrum News:

The impact of autism masking on needs, emotional health, and understanding in autistic adults, highlighting the importance of awareness.

Glad the Autism Society of America is sharing my post for National Bullying Prevention Month.
10/04/2024

Glad the Autism Society of America is sharing my post for National Bullying Prevention Month.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Bullying remains a huge problem in our nation’s schools, especially for Autistic children. As a practicing special education attorney, as well as an Autistic self-advocate, I see these cases repeatedly with Autistic children being bullied.

I recently got to moderate a panel on the Autism Knows No Borders on Special Education:
09/03/2024

I recently got to moderate a panel on the Autism Knows No Borders on Special Education:

Discover what’s possible when the student has a seat at the table.  You might have heard the saying, “Nothing about us without us.” This expression ha...

For those in the Hartford area tomorrow I will be on a panel at the Connecticut Legal Conference:
06/09/2024

For those in the Hartford area tomorrow I will be on a panel at the Connecticut Legal Conference:

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