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Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.

Begin your search in the Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries. You will find thousands of articles, cases, and resources about dozens of topics:

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Books, DVDs, Websites

Alert! Supreme Court Issues Pro-Child Decision in Forest Grove School District v. T.A. - In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that that IDEA allows reimbursement for private special education services, even when the child did not previously receive special education services from the public school.

In this issue of the Special Ed Advocate, we say thank you to military family members for all that you do and all that you give. You will find information and resources to help you when advocating for exceptional family members, and many ways for everyone to say "thank you" to our troops during the Month of the Military Family.

Law School Exam - Give it a try. Take the Final Exam that Pete and Pam administered to their students at the William & Mary School of Law. To see one of their students in oral argument in an LRE case, click here.

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"What is the Law about Evaluations?" - a psychologist asks
Dyslexia - All Parents of Kids in Spec Ed Need to See This Video
Parent Advocacy at Its Best!

Special Education / Education
Military and DoD Special Education
Struggling with Dyslexia AND French 101
What Reading Tests Measure - & Don't Measure

Special Education Advocacy
Tape-recording IEP MEetings: What Does the Law Say?
Is Your PLOP a Flop?
Summer's Over - and Our ESY Never Happened!

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004)
Legal Requirements of IEPs
Model Forms for IEPs, Procedural Safeguards, Prior Written Notice
What You Need to Know About IDEA 2004

Legal Issues & Decisions
Parents Can Sue School Officials Under Discrimination Laws: Fitzgerald v. Barnstable
Did Strip Search Violate Student's Privacy Rights? Safford United School District v. Redding
Handcuffs? Bruises? Disability Rights Files Suit Against Wake County Public Schools (09/20/08)

Free Flyers, Resources, Pubs
IDEA 2004 Resources
Help for College Students with Disabilities Flyer
Need Help? Visit the Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities

Books, DVDs & Websites

Pete and Pam Wright are Adjunct Professors of Law at the William and Mary Law School where they teach a course about special education law and advocacy and assist with the Law School's Special Education Law Clinic. They are co-authors of several books published by Harbor House Law Press.

Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition (ISBN: 978-1-892320-16-2, 456 pages) available in two formats, as a print publication and as a print and e-book combo.

Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition (978-1-892320-09-4, 338 pages)

Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind with Suzanne Whitney (ISBN: 978-1-892320-12-4); includes the NCLB CD-ROM of resources and references.

Wrightslaw: All About IEPs (ISBN: 978-1-892320-20-9, 192 pages) by Pete Wright, Pam Wright, and Sue O'Connor.

Surviving Due Process: Stephen Jeffers v. School Board DVD Video - award-winning documentary, 2 hours.

Pete and Pam built several websites to help parents of children with disabilities in their quest for quality special education programs.

Fetaweb.com, the companion website to Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, has advocacy information and resources to supplement the FETA book.

IDEA 2004 at Wrightslaw provides current information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004). Learn about new requirements for IEPs, IEP teams, IEP meetings, eligibility, evaluations, eligibility for specific learning disabilities, child find, reevaluations, parental consent, accommodations, alternate assessments, transition, and more.

No Child Left Behind at Wrightslaw offers accurate, up-to-date information about the No Child Left Behind Act - research-based instruction, proficiency testing, parent involvement, tutoring and supplemental educational services, highly qualified teachers, and public school choice.

At the Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities, you'll find listings for educational consultants, advocates, advisors, psychologists, diagnosticians, health care specialists, academic tutors, speech language therapists, and attorneys. You'll also find government programs, grassroots organizations, disability organizations, legal and advocacy resources, special education schools, and parent support groups.

Last revised: 11/17/09