Special Education Law and Advocacy
Jackie Igafo-Te’o says she had a “surreal feeling” when she saw two of her children on television. Melody, 13, and her brother, Michael, 15, were featured in a two-minute Disney Continue Reading →
When I asked the IEP team about my son’s Summary of Performance, I got the “deer in the headlights” look – they didn’t even know what it was. We finally Continue Reading →
I read your article “Can a Child With an IEP Fail?” My son has LD and is in high school. He has an IEP, but the school has not evaluated Continue Reading →
What does the law state regarding a student who is in mainstream classes yet refuses to do any assignments? He just doesn’t care. The staff has made extra effort to Continue Reading →
The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Public Policy Fellowship Program is seeking professionals and/or family members of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities currently working/volunteering in the field of inclusive Continue Reading →
When it comes to special education, Becky McGee and her 19-year-old son, Kyle, feel as if they’ve seen it all. Ms. McGee hopes her hard-won lessons might benefit other parents. Continue Reading →
I work at a small private school and two of our students have a current IEP. The staff was told that because we are a private school, we are not Continue Reading →
Federal minimum standards are needed so that school children are protected from abusive seclusion and restraint practices, regardless of where they live. On February 2, 2010,The National Disability Rights Network Continue Reading →
March is a very busy month at Wrightslaw! Conference line-up includes Louisiana (two locations), Illinois, California and Michigan. For details on these and all upcoming Wrightslaw conferences, visit our schedule Continue Reading →
State parent leader, Susan Bruce, will be a featured speaker at “Parents Leading the Way” – the 2010 South Carolina Parent Leadership Conference this weekend at South Carolina State University. Continue Reading →
