Date: November 7, 2013 Location: St. Demetrois Hall in Seattle, Washington Topic: Special Education Law and Advocacy Speaker: Pete Wright, Esq. Sponsors: Down Syndrome Community Click here for information on registration fees, scholarships, credits, agenda and more. Early Bird Registration Ends on September 30th. Don’t Miss Out! See you in Seattle!
Tags: Advocacy · Conference · Parent advocacy · Rights & Responsibilities · Section 504 · Special Education Law · Special Education Regulations · special education training · Strategies
Waited until the last minute to register? Walk-In Registration is available for you. The University of San Diego Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice is the setting for this Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference. Join Pete Wright, Esq. and sponsors, the Dyslexia Training Institute for this special event specific to dyslexia. Registration […]
Tags: Advocacy · autism · IEPs · Parent advocacy · Special Education Law · special education training
Be sure to register soon! Seats are filling up fast. Happy Valley sounds like a great location for a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training! Pete Wright, Esq. and sponsors Kikaua, LLC welcome you to join them on July 11, 2013 for this special one-day event. Registration includes morning refreshments, box lunch or salad, […]
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Come by plane, train or automobile. The Double Tree by Hilton Baltimore-BWI Airport Hotel is the location of this May 2nd Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy conference. Join Pete Wright, Esq. and sponsors Center for Children for this special one-day event. Wrightslaw programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health care […]
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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 […]
Tags: IDEA 2004 · IEPs · Parent advocacy · Reading · Section 504 · Special Education Law
OK…maybe not reason number 12…but it should be your # 1 reason to attend a Wrightslaw Training. “What a marvelous conference! I often leave sped presentations angry and/or guilty because of all the things that were done or not done. This time I left encouraged, inspired and armed!” – Melissa from MD Stop feeling overwhelmed […]
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Join national expert Pete Wright, Esq. on February 23, 2012 for this One Day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy training in Akron, OH. This is the first scheduled public Wrightslaw conference offered in 2012. Early Bird ends January 23, 2012. Don’t miss out on the savings! The University of Akron School of Law is […]
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Law 1 – The only tape recording the school will never misplace is the one of you being sarcastic at an IEP meeting. Law 2 – If you lose your temper and are rude to school staff during a meeting, that person will be connected to your child for the next 1,000 IEP meetings. Our […]
Tags: emotions · frustration · IEP Meeting · Parent advocacy · parental role · Sue Whitney
This one-day, five hour program about IEPs will focus on: * The IEP statute, Regulations, and Commentary to the regulations * Recent IEP caselaw * Drafting of SMART IEPs. Early Bird Registration ends this Friday, October 21, 2011. Don’t miss out on the savings and register today!
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Last week we told parents to find an expert to evaluate your child and make strong recommendations about your child’s communication needs. We also said… If you, a parent says, “My child needs an iPad”, that’s the last device the school will consider. Even if you were an AT expert, it would be hard because […]
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