QUIZ: Are you an Appeasing Compromiser or an Assertive Parent?
Parent advocates come in a number of categories. Do you know your advocacy style? Be honest. Click the choices that apply to you. (You may select more than one). Then Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Wrightslaw
The 3 Ps of Preparation for IEP Team Meetings
How do I prepare for an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting? There is a simple way to prepare for IEP Team Meetings. I call it the “Three Ps of Preparation.” Continue Reading →
First Wrightslaw Training Coming to Boise, Idaho on April 3, 2014
Join Pete Wright, Esq. and sponsors, the Autism Society of Treasure Valley for this special one-day event on April 3, 2014. Registration Fee: Includes coffee, lunch and light refreshments at Continue Reading →
Shifting Away from Zero-Tolerance? Improving School Discipline Policies…
U.S. DOE and DOJ Release School Discipline Guidance Package Goal: Improve school discipline and school climate Reality: Kids with disabilities, especially minority kids, far more likely to be suspended, expelled, arrested, Continue Reading →
Get Ready Nashville, Tennessee! – Early Bird Registration Ends February 21, 2014!
Join sponsor, The Arc of Tennessee and speaker, Pete Wright, Esq. in Nashville, TN for this one-day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference. The March 13, 2014 training takes Continue Reading →
Not Thinking of Summer? It’s Time to Start…Planning for ESY!
Virginia is knee deep in snow. Kids are sledding, not swimming. But for parents, it’s time to think about summer and what extended services your child will need when school Continue Reading →
Coming Up – Wrightslaw Conference in Albuquerque, NM
Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs (EPICS) is hosting a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Pete Wright, Esq. will present Continue Reading →
Transforming Dyslexia from a Liability to an Asset
– From the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity Community, Sally Shaywitz, MD and Bennett Shaywitz, MD “We are at a very special time for all those who care about Continue Reading →
I Don’t Understand Why the School Won’t…
Can you tell me if I have any rights? Here is my issue: potty training. My daughter is 8, non verbal and developmentally delayed. She wants to be potty trained. Continue Reading →
Free Wrightslaw Conference in Kennewick, WA – Register Now!
Join Pete Wright, Esq., on February 8, 2014 in Kennewick, WA. This Free Wrightslaw Conference is sponsored by the Down Syndrome Association of the Mid-Columbia. Thank you DSAMC! In-State registration Continue Reading →
