Special Education Law and Advocacy
Does my daughter, who has an IEP, have to be served by resource classes or can she be totally in mainstream classrooms? “Special education” under IDEA is not a place Continue Reading →
For Brian and me, the autistic behaviors of Jack, our now six year old son, first appeared at age 10 months. Nearly one year later, we finally received the diagnosis Continue Reading →
Are teachers being “scapegoated” or are American taxpayers being fleeced by our education system? Last month we posted a link to an article about reactions from national teachers’ unions to Continue Reading →
Check out these top 10 signs you might be suffering from “special ed advocate burn out” – submitted by one of our favorite Texas advocates. 10. You think of the Continue Reading →
Join Pete and Pam Wright on April 30 and May 1, 2010 for a Wrightslaw 2- Day Boot Camp in beautiful Portland, Maine. The Maine Parent Federation is sponsoring this Continue Reading →
My Great Kid offers a special “thank you” to all of their friends (and ours) with a special “Help My Kid Giveaway” in honor of Autism Awareness Month (and oddly Continue Reading →
Williamsburg, VA: Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 4:30-6:00 PM Parents Engaged for Learning Equality (PELE), the Special Education Advocacy Clinic at WM Law School, will host a free workshop for Continue Reading →
The bottom line is no. If you do not agree, a required member of the IEP team may not be excused. If the school asks you to consent to excuse Continue Reading →
I’m hopping mad! I have 6-year-old twins, one is autistic & verbal, the other bi-polar. The bus driver uses regular seat belts for them unless (on rare occasions) they act Continue Reading →
Wayne Steedman, Esq, will be in Davenport, IA on Saturday, April 10, 2010 presenting a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training. Sponsored by the Autism Society of the Quad Continue Reading →
