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My 6 year old grandson has ASD, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, & Hypermobility Syndrome. He is prone to fractures and in danger of re-fracturing the same bone over & over.
He was physically restrained at school and received numerous bruises. The principal said he was restrained for rocking back & forth in a chair. My [...]

Want to become an advocate or fine tune your advocacy skills?
It’s never too late to catch up on Summer School for Advocates at http://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/09/summer.school.advocates.htm
When you complete the 5 part series, you’ll find your certificate here.
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New Book! Wrightslaw: All About IEPs is at the printer now!
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Answers more than 200 frequently asked questions & introduces key legal issues
Outlines your rights & responsibilities and explains the law in plain language you can understand
Provides the reference source of information, the law, regulation, [...]

Is your school meeting all the needs of students with disabilities? Reading? Math? Graduation Rate?
Is your principal held accountable for all special ed failures as well as successes?
If you have the answers to these questions, you will also need an effective way to demonstrate the answers. A picture (or graph) can be worth [...]

What a great line - from Special Ed e-News at the Special Ed Connection.
e-News advises that in the panic to write the IEP, cover all the necessary goals, objectives, benchmarks (if applicable), and figure out how to accurately measure progress, the PLOP (present levels of performance) often gets neglected.
If you are into acronyms, the [...]

Don’t miss the fall Parent Education Session at the Special Education Advocacy Clinic at William & Mary Law School - “Keeping Your Child’s IEP on Track.”
Tuesday, November 3, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

It’s free and open to the public.
 
Find out - (1) How to Design a Good IEP, (2) How to….

This time of year the football chant is ringing in our heads - “We’ve got the pow-er!” This year, get some of that advocacy power!
“Key changes in the special education arena this year have given parents more decision-making power regarding their children with special needs. For example…

My child’s IEP said she was to receive ESY services - OT, PT, and Speech Therapy. ST was provided throughout the summer. There was no OT or PT. The district stated it was not able to find therapists. They said I could find a therapist, and I did. Then, the district failed to provide information [...]

Good question from Marissa on the Community Helpline today.
I had an IEP meeting with my son’s school on Monday. I didn’t agree with it, but signed it. How many days do I have to revise his IEP?
You have a right to request an IEP meeting to review and revise your child’s IEP at any time. [...]

Education News Parents Can Use Broadcast Tuesday night, September 15, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET, will feature Secretary Duncan in a special town hall meeting, subtitled “America Goes Back to School.”
Call the show during the live broadcast. Here’s how…