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Plan Your Next Wrightslaw Conference with the Fall Foliage in CT!

08/26/13
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New Information – Live Feed Registration Option Now Available! $99 -Includes morning coffee and books. No breakfast or lunch served.  Details are available here! Did you know the peak color for fall leaves in Connecticut is estimated to be between October 5th and November 13th? So…check out this Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training […]

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Space Available – Two Trainings…Two West Coast Cities

07/08/13
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Date: July 11, 2013 Event: Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Location: Portland, OR. Speaker: Pete Wright, Esq. Date: July 19, 2013 Event: Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Location: San Diego, CA Speaker: Pete Wright, Esq.   Parents, attorneys and advocates will learn: Special education law, rights and responsibilities Tests & Measurements […]

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Want Systemic Change? Use the State Complaint Provisions Under IDEA

03/14/13
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From Jim Comstock-Galagan Using State Administrative Complaint Provisions under IDEA to Create Systemic Change Jim shares regulatory requirements for state complaints, resources and references, and effective strategies to use when you file a state complaint. State complaints cover a broad range of violations of IDEA and must contain statement that LEA violated IDEA (Part B) […]

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Registration Deadline Extended – Wrightslaw Training in Redding, California

03/08/13
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Online registration deadline has been extended to Midnight, Monday March 11, 2013. Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by Win River Casino and C.H.E.A.R. (Child Help Educational Advocacy Relations). Register online. Registration includes morning refreshments, lunch, afternoon and three Wrightslaw books. Please download […]

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Take in the Breathtaking Views at the Wrightslaw New Mexico Conference!

02/18/13
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Early Bird Registration Ends on March 1, 2013. Don’t miss out on this event! Location, Location…  Join Pete Wright and Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs (EPICS) on March 20, 2013 for this Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training at the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino  in Santa Fe, NM. This […]

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Where Can I Find a Sample IEP Form?

01/10/13
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Are there forms or examples available for 504 Plans and IEP’s? How do I get them? To provide guidance about how to implement IDEA 2004, the Education Department publishes topics briefs, model forms and other publications and documents. Model IEP Form When the IDEA 2004 Regulations were published in the Federal Register, the Education Deparment […]

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Fill Up Those Seats!

10/15/12
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Join Pete Wright and the sponsors, Reading & Language Arts Centers in Livonia, MI for a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training. Conference fee includes Continental Breakfast, boxed lunch, afternoon snacks and three books Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition, and Wrightslaw: All About IEPs. Two ways […]

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Have No IDEA?

09/17/12
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Use Wrightslaw books and Training CD Rom’s to help. “Parents, want to know you and your child’s rights? – try the advocacy book. Want to know the educational law concerning special ed? They have a book for it. Want to understand No Child Left Behind or IDEA? Well, that’s there too.” dixiwaters – Amazon reviewer […]

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What is the Timeline for Developing a Section 504 Plan?

08/13/12
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My 6 year old daughter had her 3 year reevaluation. She has Childhood Apraxia of Speech and fine motor difficulty. She is doing well academically. At the IEP meeting, one month ago, it was decided that she no longer qualifies for an IEP.  The school suggested a 504 plan and said they would contact us […]

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Changing Terms: “Mentally Retarded” to “Cognitive Disability”

02/13/12
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As a Special Education teacher and advocate, I was elated to hear a change in terminology from “Mentally Retarded” to “Cognitive Disability” as federal mandate for terminology. It is our job as advocates to help eliminate ignorance on this matter by arming people with the correct information.  As an advocacy group, I hope that you […]

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