Sad, But True. Decision-maker v. Equal Participant
My school told me, “You are the expert at home and the district is the expert at school.” I did not agree to my daughter’s IEP. The district refused to Continue Reading →
Registration Ends Monday, April 23! – Visit the Beautiful Campus of UNC Charlotte
Registration Ends Monday, April 23! Register Online Today! The Down Syndrome Association of Charlotte is sponsoring this one-day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training on May 3, 2012. Hosted Continue Reading →
Navigating College – a Handbook for Students with Autism
Headed to college? Worried about: getting accommodations, getting places on time, dealing with sensory issues in a new environment. Need advice on: staying healthy at school, good eating and sleeping Continue Reading →
Teachers Weigh-In: Do We Over Accommodate? Join the Debate…
Read more as teachers debate accommodations for students. Pete & Pam Wright and Advocate Pat Howey join the discussion. Take the poll – then click “read more” to add your Continue Reading →
Accommodations on the Bar Exam: Federal Judge Rules
In 2009 when Stephanie Enyart, a blind law school graduate, requested assistive tech to take the bar exam, the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) refused to give her the Continue Reading →
You Can Still Register for the Wrightslaw Jonesboro, Arkansas Conference
Don’t Miss Out! The Autism Association of Northeast Arkansas is hosting a Wrightslaw Special Education and Advocacy conference on Friday, April 13, 2012. Join Pete Wright at the Valley View Continue Reading →
Releasing IEE Data Without Parent Consent
I am a private psychologist. I completed an IEE, then turned in the report to the district and parents. We held an IEP meeting to review the results. Can the Continue Reading →
April in Colorado!
The International Dyslexia Association – Rocky Mountain Branch invites you to join them and Pete Wright for a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy training in Aurora, CO, just outside Continue Reading →
Some Students Don’t Receive Needed Test Accommodations
Disability Scoop reports that “too little is being done to ensure that students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations on the SAT, ACT and other standardized tests, according to a new Continue Reading →
OCR Releases New Civil Rights – Education Data
US DOE Office for Civil Rights has released the new civil rights-education data collected nationwide. A few of the shocking findings: Teachers in elementary schools serving the most Hispanic and Continue Reading →
