I could not be MORE proud of DS than I am now.
Yesterday, he sat the first examinations of his school career (in Canada, the first "real" exams, aside from standardised testing, are the finals in Y9). He came into his English exam, pulled out his (school issued) laptop computer, and was told he was not allowed to use it to write the exam.
He closed the computer, put it away, and told the exam supervisor that they needed to contact the class teacher, LST (our version of SENCO) and the headmistress, and he would be waiting in the hallway, so he didn't disturb the rest of the class. He explained slowly and clearly that using tech was in his IEP and that he would be unable to finish the exam if this accommodation was not available to him.
Now, it is worth explaining that he is an "enriched" level student, so for these kids, achievement is everything. With his computer, this young man writes beautifully - without it, he sits at about a Y5 level, as his fine motor skills are a significant barrier...
The headmistress was the first to respond, and had DS in the Resource Centre (special ed) within 3 minutes - at a computer and writing his exam. Even with the delay (15-20 minutes, all told), he finished his exam within the allotted time, and he feels he did well.
Even with the anxiety of his first exams (he had to write 2 yesterday), he managed to advocate for himself, and lay the groundwork within the school as well. The headmistress has assured him that this will not happen again, and apologised to him that he had to "argue" to have his IEP followed.
And then...
We found out that he has been awarded a national Maths award, for scoring in the top 25th percentile in a competition. At the beginning of the school year, his teacher said that he did not belong in the enriched Maths class, and "these kids learn by osmosis". The asshole teacher gave him a 49% at his first report (49% is the "I refuse to pass this kid" mark) and in the comments stated "course change recommended". Despite the lack of adequate support, DS managed to earn this award entirely of his own volition (the teacher told him not to compete, that it would be a waste of time).
He is just that awesome... not that I am biased, or anything.