Robin Beauchemin
MEMBER & ADVOCATE
Robin understands the painful struggle that most parents go through to get their children identified with dyslexia. She is the mom of three children that have a mix of unique educational needs stemming from dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, and Auditory Processing Disorder.
Robin has completed the esteemed Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates’ (COPAA) Special Education and Advocacy Training (SEAT) 1.0 course and is currently enrolled in SEAT 2.0. She has also completed COPAA’s Reading Learning Path. In 2021, she submitted written testimony in support of HB6517. This bill became effective July 1, 2021, creating the new Office of Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities in Connecticut. Robin adheres to COPAA’s Advocate Voluntary Code of Ethics.
Her journey started in 2020 when her oldest son was identified as a dyslexic learner. Since then, she has spent countless hours diving deep into the world of advocacy and is incredibly passionate about paying that forward by guiding families through our complicated special education process. Her goal is to teach families how to navigate the system, leaving them feeling empowered in IEP and 504 meetings.
Before joining Right to Read Advocacy, she was a stay-at-home mom for 17 years. In her prior career, she was a Senior Life Claim Analyst at Aetna. Robin lives in Southington with her husband, three children, her dog Finnigan and her cat Rolly.
“When I first started out as a special education parent, I was fortunate enough to have worked with a phenomenal advocate that helped me understand the special education process. It was then that I realized the value of an advocate. I am now, after extensive training, in the position to do the same for others. Guiding families through our complicated special education process is my way of easing the burden for other parents who are on the same journey.” – Robin
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