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Pete Wright l Pam Wright l Sue Heath

Peter Wright, Esq.Pete Wright is an attorney who represents children with special educational needs. His advocacy grew out of his personal educational experiences.

Pete represented Shannon Carter before the U. S. Supreme Court in Florence County School District Four v. Shannon Carter, 510 U.S. 7 (1993) - the Court issued a unanimous decision on Shannon's behalf.

Pete is the co-author of Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Ed. (2006), Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind (2003), Wrightslaw: IDEA 2004, (2005), Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Ed. (2005), Wrightslaw: All About IEPs (2009) and Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments (2014).


He recently appeared in the award-winning DVD video, Surviving Due Process: When Parents and the School Board Disagree - Stephen Jeffers v. School Board as the parents' attorney.

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Pamela Darr Wright, MA, MSWPam Wright is a psychotherapist who has worked with children and families since the early 1970’s.

Her training and experience in clinical psychology and clinical social work give her a unique perspective on parent-child-school dynamics, problems, and solutions.

Pam has written extensively about raising, educating and advocating for children with disabilities.

Pete is the co-author of Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Ed. (2006), Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind (2003), Wrightslaw: IDEA 2004, (2005), Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Ed. (2005), Wrightslaw: All About IEPs (2009) and Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments (2014).

She is also the editor of The Special Ed Advocate newsletter.

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Sue Heath is the Research Editor for Wrightslaw and the co-author of Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind.

Sue HeathSue writes about creative advocacy strategies in Doing Your Homework, a column which appears in The Special Ed Advocate and on Wrightslaw.com. Her articles have been reprinted by organizations and used in CLE presentations.

Sue is on the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and is their webmaster. She is the Membership Committee Chair of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA).

Sue Heath presents seminars and training on No Child Left Behind. She also speaks about
reading, research based instruction and strategies for using federal education standards to advocate for children and to improve public schools.

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