Your Advocacy Game Plan – Week 1
Plan and Prepare As a parent, you negotiate with the school for services. To be a successful negotiator, you must understand the system and how it works. Many parents don’t Continue Reading →
Self-Study Advocacy Program for the New Parent – the 7 “Ps”
Until now, parents have been barred from effective advocacy by lack of information and isolation. The Internet is changing the status quo. Over the next several months, our blog posts Continue Reading →
Taking Away Recess as Punishment – Find A Better Way
My sixth grade son, 12, is diagnosed ADHD with anxiety. His current IEP does not include ADHD, only another disability. He has difficulty finishing his homework. The school takes away Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw Training Coming to Bradenton, FL on November 7, 2015!
Join sponsors, Family Network on Disabilities of Manatee\Sarasota, Inc. and speaker, Pete Wright, Esq. for this one-day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training on Saturday, November 7, 2015. The Continue Reading →
Discontinuing Services? Not So Fast!!
My 12 yr old daughter has had an IEP for 5 years for deficits in written communication skills. A year before we were scheduled for a triennial evaluation, the school Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw Training Coming to West Columbia, SC on September 11, 2015
Pro-Parents of South Carolina is hosting a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training on September 11, 2015 at Glenforest School, located at 1041 Harbor Drive, West Columbia, SC. Presenter Continue Reading →
Legal? Child Study Intervention Plan Instead of IEP
Is is legal to keep a child on a Child Study Intervention Plan for years after the eligibility process? Interesting question from Virginia. Here are the facts we know. Twice-exceptional Continue Reading →
Reminder! Wrightslaw Training Coming to Knoxville, TN on June 17, 2015
Reminder! Wrightslaw Training in Knoxville, TN on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The ARC Tennessee is sponsoring this Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training. Location: Knoxville Marriott in Knoxville, TN. Continue Reading →
Requesting a 1 to 1: Be Careful What You Wish For!
When parents request a one-to-one aide or paraprofessional for their child with a disability, they are often frustrated by the school district’s response. Even when the district agrees to their Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw Training Coming to Raleigh, NC on September 9, 2015
Sponsor, the Wake County Chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina welcomes presenter Pete Wright, Esq. for this east coast Wrightslaw training. The NC State University’s McKimmon Center is Continue Reading →
