# 165. Navigating Special Education Systems with Karen Meyer Cunningham, The Special Education Boss

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Podcast: [Educator Forever](https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634)
Published: 2025-12-10T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.educatorforever.com/
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## Resource

Karen Meyer Cunningham is a  nationally recognized special education advocate, speaker, and mediator with over two decades of experience guiding families, educators, and professionals through the complexities of special education systems. Known as The Special Education Boss®, she brings deep expertise in IDEA, Section 504, and disability advocacy, with a clear commitment to ensuring equitable access and meaningful outcomes for students with disabilities. Karen details how a difficult introduction to special education set her down her path to helping others. She also gets into her book, The Epic IEP, and how she runs her Special Education Academy. Make sure to tune in to hear how special education programs can improve. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode165 .

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