Pete’s Comments: Pat Howey’s Post & the Decoding Dyslexia Flap
In December 2014, advocate Pat Howey published a post on the blog entitled “Wake Up Folks! You are Being Sold a Line of Goods about Dyslexia.” Her post generated a Continue Reading →
Destination…Warwick, Rhode Island – Just Outside of Providence!
Join Pete Wright, Esq., and sponsor, Parent Support Network of Rhode Island on March 24, 2015 for this one-day Special Education Law and Advocacy Training in Warwick, Rhode Island. Conference Continue Reading →
School Refuses to Provide Assessment Results – Not Educational Records??
We started the process months ago and still have not had our IEP meeting! 1. The school has decided that legal timelines are unimportant. 2. I requested assessment results before Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw Returning to Albuquerque, NM on March 10, 2015!
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs. This March Continue Reading →
Action Alert Virginia! Your Help is Needed Today!
The Virginia General Assembly is addressing the use of restraint and seclusion of students. Your action is needed today! The Virginia Senate voted to regulate (SB782) the use of seclusion Continue Reading →
Can I Insist on an Evidenced-Based Reading Program?
I have a quick reading question. My 5 year old has Down syndrome. I’ve read the research about an evidenced-based intervention program designed to teach reading and language skills to Continue Reading →
Down Syndrome Directions: New Research Plan Released
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the release of Down Syndrome Directions: The National Institutes of Health Research Plan on Down Syndrome. (December 2014) You will find the full Continue Reading →
Pre-Registration Extended – Wrightslaw Training Coming to Pensacola, FL on January 24, 2015!
Pre-Registration has been extended to Tuesday, January 20, 2015! This January 24, 2015 Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference is being sponsored by Autism Pensacola, Inc. This organization is Continue Reading →
School’s Conduct Is an “Attack Upon Child’s Dignity as a Human Being”
in F.H. et. al. v. Memphis City Schools (2014), the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a precedential opinion that favors parental rights to seek relief for non-educational injuries Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw Training Coming to Champaign, IL on January 31, 2015!
The Champaign County Down Syndrome Network and the ASI C-U Autism Network welcomes Pat Howey to Champaign, IL for this one-day Wrightslaw From Emotions to Advocacy Training. The training will Continue Reading →
