Special education law is more than a legal specialty niche. Special education laws govern eligibility, IEPs, evaluations, placement, educational progress, transition plans, discipline, and educational records – and are vitally important to parents of disabled children, educators, child advocates, school psychologists, health care providers, and school administrators…. More >>
Wrightslaw: Special Education Law
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I was very disappointed by this book. I expected one on Special Education Laws which would provide desperately needed in-depth guidance on extremely difficult-to-comprehend statutes and regulations with their infuriatingly elusive legalese. Instead, for a hefty price, the reader seems to get no more guidance than what anyone can obtain online today for FREE (namely, “copies” of these laws) using your own printer by accessing various Websites geared to parents in training and advocacy vis a vis the plight of their special education kids.
Rating: 1 / 5
I found this book to be an excellent resource for getting the special education my 10 year old son needed. Not only does it point out the “common” methods school systems circumvent the Law (and your childs education), it tells the reader how to deal with it. Also of note was the text of several court cases on special education law and how it relates to the parents. Yes, we have a lot more rights and control of our childrens education than the school systems are willing to acknowledge! Especially educational was how it pointed out that school systems often do not have all the members present for a meeting, but the law requires ALL members to be present. This is a must have for parents of Special Educational need students.
Rating: 5 / 5
As the BellaOnline Disabilities Host, I know that special education laws can cause confusion. This book will help you understand special education laws in easy and comfortable ways. I recommend this book to parents, advocates, people with disabilities, and teachers who work with special needs students.
Rating: 5 / 5
Pete and Pam Wright have pulled together one of the most important how-to manuals ever written for navigating your way through the morass of special education, and for using the law to demand/get a good education for your child. (Pete is the attorney who argued and won the “Shannon Carter” case before the Supreme Court, putting ADD/ADHD on the map.) Highly recommend you get and read this book: it’s a goldmine of information.
Rating: 5 / 5
Parents need this book, it is full of very helpful information.It tells you what you need to know and what you need to do. With the cases in the back you have insight into what has became law. This is one fine book. I couldn’t get along without it. It is the one resourse I take everywhere with me.
Rating: 5 / 5