Meeting Your Child’s Communication Needs – AT
Assistive Technology does not have any devices that are suitable for my non verbal autistic 4 year old son in the EC program. I have videotaped him using an iPad. Continue Reading →
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Get New eBooks! Win a Kindle in Creative Ideas Contest
New eBooks available for the Kindle, Nook, iPad, Sony, and other eReaders. Wrightslaw eBooks are selling at a 35% discount from the print editions. From Emotions to Advocacy All About Continue Reading →
Teaching My “Unteachable” Daughter How to Read
After reading your article, “Waiting to Fail” Instead of Teaching a Child How to Read, I had to write to add a “hooray” to your article! When my daughter was Continue Reading →
The Education Directory for Military Children with Special Needs
The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs announces the new Educational Directory for Children with Special Needs. The Directory provides useful, practical Continue Reading →
Thinking Back & Looking Ahead… and a Thank You
From the Front Lines After 9/11 by Sara Murphy https://www.wrightslaw.com/blogs/2001/sara.firstdays.htm On Tuesday morning as I drove to work, I was listening to NPR. I heard the reporter interrupt the newscast Continue Reading →
Action Alert! May 4 Call-In Day IDEA Fairness Restoration Act
On Wednesday, May 4 2011, please contact your Senators and Representative and ask them to cosponsor the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act (S.613 AND H.R. 1208). This bill will allow parents Continue Reading →
Get in Gear and Sign Up for a Wrightslaw Conference Today!
Join Pete Wright, Esq., in Cincinnati, OH on May 7, Atlanta, GA on May 12 and Arlington, VA on May 19. Wayne Steedman, Esq., will be presenting in Roanoke, VA. Continue Reading →
Parents & Kids: Rise and Shine
What can you do before your children walk out the door to help them feel they can conquer anything? Use these simple, no-nonsense pointers to make a few simple changes Continue Reading →
Supreme Court: P & A Can Sue State to Protect Individuals with Disabilities
While investigating suspicious deaths in state institutions, the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA) requested relevant records from state officials. Virginia refused, stating that a state-law privilege protected records Continue Reading →
Alone in a Storage Closet: Ethical or Unethical?
I have a 10 year old son who has Down syndrome. He is significantly developmentally delayed and does not speak. His teacher decided to make a storage closet in his Continue Reading →
