Does the District Need to Make-Up Therapy Sessions?
Since we signed my daughter’s IEP, she has missed 6 sessions of weekly OT. The therapist was absent for two of the sessions. She missed four sessions on ‘Delayed Start Continue Reading →
Parents Spouting Off – What Options Do You Have?
Upset with the IEP process? Concerned about the constant chaos at IEP meetings? Have trouble maintaining control in your dealings with the school? Turn that “chronic complainer” label around. Kill 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 →
Are We Warehousing Students for Social Reasons?
I see the social aspect of inclusion as the priority over the educational aspect. I have concerns about the inclusion “movement” disallowing for appropriate services, i.e. cognitively delayed students who 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 →
Dealing with a Verbally Abusive Teacher
My son has a sensory processing disorder but did not qualify for special ed or OT. His teacher is militaristic, verbally harsh, and impatient. My son comes home crying and Continue Reading →
Help! I Dread Going to IEP Meetings
I get a knot in my stomach for days ahead of time. When I provide information and observations about my child at IEP meetings, the team ignores them. How can Continue Reading →
