Special Education Law and Advocacy
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 Continue Reading →
Stand with Us and Say “No” to low expectations for students with disabilities and minority students by Cheryl Poe, Guest Blogger I am an African-American mother of two children in Continue Reading →
Is your school district or the IEP team quoting policy or regulation that you’ve never heard of before or don’t understand? Here are a few of the many that pour Continue Reading →
My child receives speech therapy services from an SLP. The SLP feels my child’s behavior has an adverse affect on his learning (more so than his speech impairment). His SLP Continue Reading →
I am a teacher in the district and feel like I’m being jerked around by our sped director. She says a parent has to be present for a teacher to Continue Reading →
Nina’s summer project last year… I organized all the documents I have into a chronological file as you suggest in From Emotions to Advocacy. It took months and is in Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
Angela A. Ciolfi, Legal Director of the JustChildren Program at the Legal Aid Justice Center, Charlottesville, is concerned about the appalling new AMOs released last week by the Virginia Department Continue Reading →
Special education services, especially ABA services for children with autism, are expensive. In most states, demand is increasing. At the same time, for many programs, local funding is decreasing. Is Continue Reading →
Friday, July 27, 2012 Wrightslaw is live blogging all week. We hope you will join us for the final day of the Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA). Day 1 Continue Reading →
