Wrightslaw
programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, advocates, educators,
attorneys, and health care providers who represent children with disabilities.
 Pete
Wright
is
an attorney
who represents children with special educational needs. His advocacy grew
out of his personal educational experiences.
Pete represented Shannon Carter before the U. S. Supreme Court in Florence
County School District Four v. Shannon Carter, 510 U.S. 7 (1993)
- the Court issued a unanimous
decision on Shannon's behalf.
Pete is the
co-author of Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law (1999), Wrightslaw:
No Child Left Behind (2003), Wrightslaw:
IDEA 2004, (2005) and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition (2001, 2005)
He appeared as the parent's attorney in the award-winning DVD video, Surviving
Due Process: When Parents and the School Board Disagree - Stephen Jeffers
v. School Board (2004).
Pete
Wright's bio.
 Pam
Wright is a
psychotherapist who has worked with children and families since the early
1970’s.
Her training and experience in clinical psychology and clinical social
work give her a unique perspective on parent-child-school dynamics, problems,
and solutions.
Pam
has written extensively about raising, educating and advocating for children
with disabilities.
She is
the co-author of Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law (1999), Wrightslaw:
No Child Left Behind (2003, Wrightslaw:
IDEA 2004, (2005) and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition (2001, 2005)
Pam is also
the editor of The Special
Ed Advocate newsletter.
Pam Wright's
schedule & bio
Pat
Howey is an advocate who has worked with families since 1986,
helping parents resolve special education disputes with their school districts.
Pat writes articles for Ask
the Advocate.
 Pat
has a degree in paralegal studies. She is active in the Council
of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) and other organizations.
Pat also presents From
Emotions to Advocacy programs. In these programs, parents learn how
to assess their children's strengths and weaknesses, build healthy working
relationships with school personnel, about the "gentle art of disagreeing,"
and how to participate as equal members of the IEP team.
Sample
agenda. Pat
Howey's schedule & bio
Wayne
Steedman
is an attorney whose practice is devoted primarily to the representation
of children with disabilities.
 Wayne
has a law degree from the University of Maryland and a Master's Degree in
Social Work. He has served as a hearing officer and is an active member
of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
(COPAA).
Wayne also
presents What
You Don't Know About IDEA 2004 and NCLB CAN Hurt You.
Wayne
Steedman's bio
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Note About IDEA Reauthorization
The federal regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act of 2004 went into effect in August, 2006. Wrightslaw
programs explain key changes
in IDEA 2004 and the regs.
In most of our training programs, we generally use Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw:
No Child Left Behind, and Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition.
Programs related to the law include the history of special education law, changes in the legal
requirements for evaluations, reevaluations, IEPs, and IEP team meetings. Programs
also include new procedural requirements in IDEA 2004 including the “Due
Process Complaint Notice” and “Resolution (IEP) Session.” Participants
will learn about No Child Left Behind and any recent Supreme Court decisions and status of any pending U.S. Supreme Court cases and how these decisions are likely to affect you.
Advocacy programs focus on advocacy skills, paper trails, the Letter to a Stranger, negotiation techniques, understanding test data, SMART IEPs, organization of the child's file, the Rule of Adverse Assumptions, the 5 W's+H+E and much more.
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Last updated: 8/29/2010
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