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Wrightlaws website Special Ed Advocate and Special Education Law

Lots of great information's on Special Education cases and has lots of useful information (this is one of our favorite sites).

The following are a list of articles some members have found useful:

• EMERGENCY CRISIS HELP The Parent's First Crisis Call to the Attorney!
• Understanding Tests and Measurements
• Tactics and Strategy Session with Pete Wright: IEP Goals and Objectives

Special Education and the Law article by Robert K. Crabtree
Mr. Crabtree is a partner at Kotin, Crabtree, and Strong, LLP, a general practice law firm in Boston, Massachusetts.  Among other areas of practice, Mr. Crabtree concentrates in special education and disability law. Mr. Crabtree and his partner, Lawrence Kotin, were principal draftsmen of "Chapter 766," the Massachusetts special education statute that was a progenitor of the federal special education law now known as the IDEA.

Here is a list of some articles written by Bob Crabtree.
To read these, visit the Family Education website,  (Once at the site, SEARCH on "Crabtree".)

• Mistakes People Make
• The Rules of Thumb for Parents
• What You Should Know about Evaluations
• The Paper Chase: Managing Documents Under IDEA, Part One
• Attorney's Fees under IDEA: The Basics
• Sole Source Placement
• After-school Programs & Accommodations
• IEP Services
• Evaluation Timelines
• Developmental Disabilities & High School Graduation
• Due Process Hearings
• Suspensions, Expulsions, and IEP's

• Developing Goals and Objectives Instructor's Notes

The Reed Martin Special Education website, is defunct as of June 6, 2007.  Reed Martin was an attorney who concentrated on special education right for over 34 years.  His law practice was in the state of Texas for 22 years, then he moved to West Virginia.  Reed Martin and his wife Connie Matthews, Media, LLC create manuals and the website that focused on Special Education Legal Rights Strategies and Resources.  After his wife Connie Matthews pasted away in 2007, the website was eliminated.

• 20 Steps To Getting a Good IEP
• Your Child's IEP Goals Should Be To Succeed In Regular Education
  
• The End Of Another School Year - Take A Minute To Celebrate Your Successes
• Is Your Child Receiving The Related Services They Need To Succeed?
• Have You Seen Your Child's IEP Progress Report? (Based IDEA 97 federal law, the updated law IDEA 04, still requires school to create progress reports.)
  
• What Do We Get Now That ADD/ADHD Is Clearly In The IDEA? (This article is also based IDEA 97 federal law, the updated law IDEA 04, AD/HD is  still covered in our federal, and in our state special education law.)
• Did You See Your Regular Ed Teacher at Your IEP Meeting? (Regular Education teacher is required by federal law, IDEA 97 and IDEA 04.)
  
• Is Your Child Being Sent Out of the Classroom Without Your Knowledge (This article refers to federal law, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) )
• Could Using An Advocate Help You Get What Your Child Needs In School?
• Section 504 - Primer for Parents & Educators of Children with Food Allergy and Asthma
  
  

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