Tere Ramos focuses her practice on education and Social Security disability law. She represents children with special needs and their families, as well as students who have faced bullying, harassment, or civil rights violations in school. She also works to protect the financial future of individuals with disabilities by helping them access benefits.

Her life’s mission is to seek justice for low- and moderate-income families and those with limited English—people who are often underserved by the legal system. At Ramos Law, she brings the same energy, passion, and commitment to all cases, regardless of the client’s means.

Ms. Ramos received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College, a master’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and her law degree from Boston College Law School. A native speaker of Spanish and English, she is also fluent in Portuguese, Italian, and French and has a working knowledge of Chinese, German, and Russian.

Dr. Stephens earned her Ph.D. in educational studies from Lesley University and Masters in Education from Simmons College. Before joining the ICCD in 2013, Dr. Stephens taught students with moderate to severe special needs in both private and public school settings and gained administrative experience as the coordinator of a district-wide public school program for students with developmental disabilities and autism. As a special education consultant, Dr. Stephens works with families and schools to assess the educational needs of individual students, offers training to public school special educators, and collaborates with colleagues at the ICCD to evaluate students with severe disabilities and complex learning profiles. In addition to her work at ICCD, Dr. Stephens teaches as an adjunct instructor at Lesley University in the Graduate School of Education.