About Us

Louis H. Geigerman

Mr. Louis H. Geigerman has been a professional advocate since 1995 when he founded National ARD/IEP Advocates. In late 2006 he founded College Disability Advocates in order to assist college students with special needs in acquiring reasonable accommodations from their educational institutions. In the fall of 2007 he became a part-time paralegal with the Philpot Law Office, P.C. He has logged over 750 hours in IEP and Section 504 meetings and over 150 hours in mediations and resolution sessions. He is a charter member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) and the Texas Organization of Parents Attorneys and Advocates (TOPAA). Mr. Geigerman is also a member of AHEAD Texas, a higher education disability association and the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA). He has attended numerous training opportunities in special education law conducted by COPAA, The ARC, Advocacy Inc. and the Learning Disabilities Association of Texas. In 1995, he underwent training conducted by the Texas Association of Section 504 Coordinators and Hearing Officers and received certification as a Section 504 hearing officer. In 2000 he completed the State of Texas 40-hour Basic Mediation Training. He has spoken to a number of groups regarding special education services including, The ARC of Houston, The Texas State Autism Conference, The Council of Parents, Attorneys and Advocates ( COPAA), The Learning Disabilities Association of Fort Bend County, Future Horizons the Houston Young Lawyers Association and The Northwest Houston Chapter of the Autism Society of America. He was also active in lobbying efforts for the 2004 reauthorization of the Individual's with Disabilities Education Act. He is a past president of The Sean Ashley House, and a former board member of the Greater Houston Chapter of the Autism Society of America and is the current board president of The Texas Organization of Parents, Attorney and Advocates.. He has been an advisor for a continuing series of reports on KRIV-TV Fox 26 in Houston regarding special education and the public schools and also ADA and child care. In the summer of 2007, he was featured in a chapter on advocacy in the newly released book by Scott Teel, Defending and Parenting Children Who Learn Differently: Lessons from Edison's Mother for Praeger Publishers. He is the proud father of Ben and Kayla.

Snail mail inquiries:

P.O. Box 16111
Sugar Land, Texas 77496-6111

Email:

louis@narda.org

Telephone:

(281) 265-1506

SIDNEY A. WOHLMAN

Child advocate Sidney A. Wohlman is the father of an adult special needs daughter, whose first ARD meeting was in 1976. He has worked in teaching for the past 23 years as a part time religious school teacher and as a full time teacher from 2003 to 2009. During his time as an elementary teacher he sat in many ARD/IEP meetings and he knows about what happens at a school before the actual ARD. Because of all these experiences at the ARD table and in the classroom, Mr. Wohlman is uniquely qualified to assist your family in advocating for your child’s educational needs.

Email:

saw@narda.org

Barbara Kluchin

Barbara Kluchin, based in Sugar Land, TX, is a professional advocate, speaker and trainer in the Special Education world. Barbara began advocating for her own children in 1990, and later began helping other families. She has personal experience with navigating the special education world, learning the fine art of Advocacy along the way. Her work has led her to collaborate with CABF, NAMI, DBSA, Federation of Families, Texas Parents of Bipolar Children, Parents for Residential Reform, COPAA, and as a charter member and officer of TOPAA, and founder of All About Achievement Consulting. She has been a founder/moderator of 20+ online support groups for caregivers of children with special needs. Barbara has attended many trainings, including WRIGHTSLAW, and has participated in over 100 ARD/IEP meetings in districts throughout Texas. With a strong belief in collaboration, assessment, and data supported IEPs that accurately measure performance, she brings a wealth of knowledge and skills as a negotiator to the confusing world of Special Education. Barbara is proud to say that she has 2 sons in college and 2 in high school. She enjoys traveling and hanging out with the dogs.

Email:

barbara@narda.org