Special Education Law and Advocacy
Updates from Office of Special Education And Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) On September 6, 2011, the Department released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the IDEA Part B regulations. Continue Reading →
Enforcing IDEA can be difficult. Use the tactics and strategies found in Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy and other Wrightslaw resources. Here are some other ways to require enforcement of Continue Reading →
Last week, the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act was introduced in Congress to allow parents to recover expert witness fees when they prevail in due process hearings and court actions under Continue Reading →
On March 17, 2011, federal legislation was introduced to allow parents to recover expert witness fees in due process hearings and litigation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. “This Continue Reading →
As a parent and an educator, I know that accountability is lacking in most schools. Children with disabilities suffer when they don’t have good IEPs, or their IEPs are not Continue Reading →
As a therapist, I often run into the challenges to get the children and adolescents the services that they need. How do you in times of limited budgets, get the Continue Reading →
“When a local school board member met with President Barack Obama [last] week, he pressed for the federal government to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. Continue Reading →
In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that parents of two siblings with autism may seek monetary damages for the school’s failure to provide Continue Reading →
My son is in 9th grade and is ADHD. He has very poor executive functions causing problems in math and writing. He has been evaluated twice with the school deciding Continue Reading →
(1) I’m finishing my undergraduate degree in Special Education and want to work in Special Ed law. Do I need a doctorate and a law degree? I don’t care about Continue Reading →
