Special Education Law and Advocacy
Today, I answered another HELP!!!! email from a parent who requested a due process hearing and doesn’t know what to do next. Yesterday, I answered an email from a parent Continue Reading →
PELE, the Parents Engaged for Learning Equality Initiative, will host a Parent Forum on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 7:30 PM in Room 119 at William & Mary Law Continue Reading →
What can be included in the IEP accommodations? Can we stipulate in my son’s IEP that he will not be required to keep an assignment notebook, but will have the Continue Reading →
My 9 year old son, a child with autism, is in a 3rd grade inclusion class on a Basic Ed diploma path. He is required to take the FCAT to Continue Reading →
On January 30, the Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference kicked-off the opening of the new Special Education Advocacy Clinic at the William and Mary Law School. The Clinic, Continue Reading →
Preparing Documentation is Essential to Good Advocacy Your goal at an IEP meeting is to initiate or obtain additional special education and/or related services for your child. A successful outcome Continue Reading →
If your child receives speech language therapy, you need to pay attention to how the service provider is described in the IEP. If the IEP includes acronyms, you need to Continue Reading →
My son is in the 10th grade. He has a behavior disorder and he can’t control himself at times. The school does not understand when he gets agitated and angry. Continue Reading →
For all of you who were in DC or glued to your TVs yesterday and forgot to register for the Williamsburg conference, the answer to your question is Yes. You Continue Reading →
My daughter, 19, has Down syndrome. The district wants to keep her in high school. I do not feel it is appropriate. I have signed her up at a community Continue Reading →
