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At Wrightslaw, our goals are to help you gain the information and skills you need to navigate the confusing world of special education. Download this newsletter: https://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/nwltr/2002/nl.0218.htm Highlights: Internet survey on IEP document falsification & forgery; IDEA 2002 - accountability, achievement, enforcement; cool stuff - free newsletters; new flyer; review of great book about Asperger Syndome; what people are saying about Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy. Subscribers:
37,812 Internet Survey: IEP Document Alteration, Falsification, Forgery According to parents, advocates, attorneys, and special education staff, falsification of documents and forgery of signatures may be a widespead problem. Dee Alpert,
a New York City-based attorney, is conducting an Internet
Survey of IEP Document Alteration, Falsification and Forgery.
Dee handled cases in New York for over a decade, and acted as consulting
counsel in special education cases nationally. Dee is focusing on systemic
special education issues and tactics, including inquiries into special
education and public school district financial and related corruption.
https://www.wrightslaw.com/news/2002/survey.alpert.htm IDEA 2002: Accountability, Achievement, Enforcement
Last week, Dr. Martin Gould, research specialist with the National Council
on Disability, testified about
NCD's new working paper on IDEA reauthorization that focuses
on accountability, achievement, and enforcement. News
Release: https://www.wrightslaw.com/news/2002/idea.ncd.testify.htm Visit our Free Newsletter page at https://www.wrightslaw.com/links/free_nwltrs.htm to learn about:
Here are
some recent additions to our Free
Newsletters Page - SchwabLearning.org. Website and weekly newsletter provide information for parents of children with learning differences, whether or not they have been diagnosed with learning disabilities. To subscribe, go to http://www.schwablearning.org/registration.asp HearingExchange a community for people with hearing loss, parents of deaf and hard of hearing children and professionals who work with them, publishes HearingExchange News with news, articles, and information about hearing loss. To subscribe, go to http://www.hearingexchange.com/newsletters.htm World
of Dyslexia Newsletter
an email newsletter with information about dyslexia testing and assessment,
teaching dyslexic children, advice for parents of dyslexic children,
research, and more. To subscribe, go to http://www.dyslexia-teacher.com/t23.html New Flyer: Free Newsletters Many parents write to ask for information that they can share with others. What a great idea! We are designing flyers that you can download, print, and distribute. Our newest effort is the Free Newsletters Flyer. https://www.wrightslaw.com/flyers/free.nwltrs.pdf We hope you will share the Free Newsletters Flyer and the Wrightslaw Flyer with parents, teachers, and special education service providers. Print and distribute copies of these flyers at your child's school, your public library, day care center, and doctor's offices. Editor's Choice: The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration Parents
struggling to find answers to their questions about their children often
have to wade through pedantic, confusing mazes. Many books about medical
or developmental conditions offer little help. "The
OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndome contains great advice, tips, and
practical solutions to manage the confusion of special ed and Asperger
Syndrome. The new parent and the seasoned veteran should read the guide
from cover to cover. It is excellent." -- Pete Wright, coauthor
of Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy and Wrightslaw.com What People Are Saying . . . Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide Pete and
Pam Wright have pulled together one of the most important how-to manuals
ever written for navigating your way through the morass of special education,
and for using the law to demand/get a good education for your child.
(Pete is the attorney who argued and won the "Shannon Carter"
case before the Supreme Court, putting ADD/ADHD on the map.) I highly
recommend you get and read this book - it's a goldmine of information!
- Thom
Hartmann, author, ADD:
A Different Perception An invaluable,
user-friendly resource for parents of children with disabilities! This
book is packed with critical information, and provides clear, practical
professional guidance that will empower parents with the necessary skills,
tools and knowledge for successfully advocating in their child’s
behalf. – Sandra Rief, author of How to Reach and
Teach ADD/ADHD Children Pete & Pam Wright in Chicago & Columbus OH February
23: Chicago, IL. Pete and Pam Wright will be at Niles
North High School in Skokie, Illinois for a full day of advocacy training.
March
2: Columbus, OH. Please join Pete and Pam Wright for a full
day of advocacy training at Children's Hospital Education Center. To learn
if we are scheduled to come to your area, please check our Schedule.
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