Disability Rights

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  Norm Kunc: When the Moon Come Up (DVD)

  Norman Kunc was born with cerebral palsy,  Although the doctors recommended that he be institutionalized, Norman’s parents ignored their advice and took him home.  Norman has received a Masters of Science in Family Therapy and became a well-known disability rights advocate, yet he has always been haunted by what his life might have been like had his parents followed the doctors’ advice. In a collage of powerful images set to poignant music, Norman Kunc expresses the terror of almost having been incarcerated for life.DVD

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  Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book

  The Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book is a unique handbook that teaches parents how to work with schools to achieve optimal learning situations and accommodations for their child s needs.

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  Surviving Due Process

  Surviving Due Process: Stephen Jeffers v. School Board takes you through a special education due process hearing from initial preparations to testimony by the final witness. Surviving Due Process: Stephen Jeffers v. School Board is based on an actual case about a young child with autism. With different evidence and witnesses, this could easily be a case about a child with a different disability or a different legal issue.

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  Surviving the Special Education Needs System

  While supplies last, you save $4.79 (20%) Our children were supposed to be “included” in mainstream but in reality were “excluded” until they went into special needs placements where they were accepted and valued, exactly as they were, even though that was different to the “norm”. They are polite, kind, decent people – but people who have difficulties.–Sandy Row Sandy Row has four adopted children, all of whom it has transpired have special educational needs, all on the autistic spectrum (Asperger’s syndrome, semantic pragmatic disorder).

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  Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act. Second edition

  This book, written from the perspective of a lawyer with a disability (the author is hearing impaired), demonstrates that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is not just a law, but a way of life. It also discusses preventive lawyering with regards to the ADA. Since the first edition was published, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided over a dozen cases on the ADA and there have also been many appellate decisions as well.

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  Wrightslaw: All About IEPs

  In this comprehensive, easy-to-read book, you will find clear, concise answers to frequently asked questions about IEPs. Learn what the law says about:
  • IEP Teams and IEP Meetings
  • Parental Rights & Consent
  • Steps in Developing the IEP
  • Placement, Transition, Assistive Technology

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  Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind

  Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind is indispensable. It provides a clear roadmap to the law and how to get better educational services for all children. Learn what the law says about:
  • Scientifically based reading instruction
  • Proficiency testing in reading, math, science
  • Tutoring, summer school, after-school programs
  • Transfers from failing schools and school choice
  • Qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals
  • Bonus pay, stipends, for teachers & principals

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  Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and Advocacy Training (CD)

  Special Offer: $49.95 – you save $50.00The Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Program includes all the content of the live presentation, plus more than an hour of bonus content. It’s is divided into four programs: two about law; two about advocacy strategies. Each program includes several topics, and your instructors are Pete Wright and Pam Wright.The law programs use Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd. Edition as the required coursebook. You will need this book for the course.

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  Wrightslaw: Special Education Law. 2nd edition

  The second edition of the Wrights’ Special Education Law includes:
  • Full text of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 and IDEA 2004 regulations with analysis and commentary
  • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
  • No Child Left Behind Act
  • Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
  • McKinney-Vento Homeless Act
  • Decisions in special education cases from the U. S. Supreme Court

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