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You Are the Expert on Your Preferred and Effective Communication – “Le Pape v. Lower Merion School District,” a Landmark Civil Rights Case

  • By: Nicole Reimann, JD Reimann Law Group
  • July 9th, 2026
  • ADA accommodations, augmentative communication, autism education, civil rights, disability law, IDEA, letter board, nonspeaking students, Summer 2026 Issue
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Alex Le Pape was in high school when he told Lower Merion School District that a letter board was his preferred and effective means of communication and asked to use it throughout the school day. At an age when most students are simply trying to navigate adolescence, with that request, Alex began...

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