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Wrightslaw: All About IEPs - On Sale Now!

10/29/09
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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, [...]

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Interpreter as Teacher? Not in IDEA

08/13/09
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My son is deaf and low functioning. What are the laws regarding using an interpreter as a teacher? My son’s education team feels that this is appropriate. I don’t. What is the guidance on this?
Interpreters are not teachers. It is ridiculous that an IEP team would design an education plan that does not specify [...]

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IEP FAQs: Do Nursing Services Belong in the IEP?

07/06/09
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If a child is wheelchair-bound and needs a catheter, is this something that belongs in the IEP?
Exactly whose responsibility is it to handle catheters for wheelchair-bound students? I would think it qualifies as a medical procedure and that a nurse would need to do it?
Does the child need these services to attend school? [...]

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