Special Education Law and Advocacy
My 10-year-old 4th grader will be in a new, grade-level building, in a gifted and talented classroom. He has been diagnosed severely ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and Tourettes. His doctor recommended Continue Reading →
I have an 8 year old in second grade who can now walk around after 80 different corrective surgeries. He has popliteal pterygium syndrome with his knees in a contracted Continue Reading →
Parent Rights & Responsibilities in the IEP Process Identifying Problems, Clarifying Issues Assignment #1: Write a Parent Agenda Directions: Type your Parent Agenda in the message box below – then Continue Reading →
The PAR Assessment Toolkit was created to provide assistance to psychologists, mental health workers, and anyone else who administers standardized assessments. The scope of this application was in response to Continue Reading →
Limited space available. Register today! ABLED Advocacy invites you to join Pete Wright, Esq. for a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training in Lawrence, MA on June 26, 2014. Continue Reading →
Your state Department of Education must develop a system to provide information about state complaint procedures and how to resolve parent-school complaints. Take care when you use your state complaint Continue Reading →
IDEA 2004 requires state departments of education to develop systems to provide information about their state complaint procedures to resolve parent-school complaints. Be careful when you use your state complaint Continue Reading →
I filed a state complaint for non-compliance with the IEP. My son’s teacher and aide are not familiar with autism. He sits in the corner of the room and does Continue Reading →
*Update – September 12, 2014. In the food allergy discrimination case, TF v. Fox Chapel Area School District, the Third Circuit ruled that the school district was not “deliberately indifferent” to Continue Reading →
A case involving a kindergarten student with a tree nut allergy has the potential to set a precedent for food-allergy-related accommodations in a federal appellate court. Food Allergy Research and Continue Reading →
