Table of Contents - Short

Section 1. Getting Started
Ch. 1. Learning About Advocacy
Ch. 2. Creating Your Master Plan
Ch. 3. Parent: The Project Manager

Section 2. Advocacy 101
Ch. 4. Learning the Rules of Game 
Ch. 5. Obstacles to Success
Ch. 6. Creating and Resolving Parent School Conflicts
Ch. 7. Emergency, Crisis, Help!

Section 3. The Parent as Expert
Ch. 8. Learning About Your Child’s Disability
Ch. 9. The File: Do it Right!
Ch. 10. Understanding Tests and Measurements 101
Ch. 11. Understanding Tests and Measurements 102
Ch. 12. SMART IEPs

Section 4. Special Education Law
Ch. 13. Overview and Legislative Intent
Ch. 14. IDEA - Section 1400: Findings and Purposes
Ch. 15. IDEA - Section 1401: Definitions
Ch. 16. IDEA - Section 1412: LRE, ESY, Child Find, etc.
Ch. 17. IDEA - Section 1414: Evaluations, Eligibility and IEPs 
Ch. 18. IDEA - Section 1415: Procedural Safeguards,Due Process & Discipline,etc.
Ch. 19. Section 504 of the Rehabilitations Act
Ch. 20. FERPA and ADA

Section 5. Tactics and Strategies 
Ch. 21. The Rules of Adverse Assumptions
Ch. 22. Creating Paper Trails
Ch. 23. Letters as Evidence
Ch. 24. The Letter to the Stranger
Ch. 25. Meetings: Take Control 
Ch. 26. Meetings: Maintaining Control
Ch. 27. In Summation

Section 6. Appendices

Appendix A. Individualized Education Programs and Other Selected Implementation Issues
Appendix B. Your Rights and Responsibilities Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Appendix C. Frequently Asked Questions About Special Education (NICHY)
Appendix D. Parent Training Information Groups by State
Appendix E. Disabilities Organizations and Information Groups
Appendix F. Legal Resources
Appendix G. Free Publications
Appendix H. Sample Letters to the School
Appendix I. Glossary of Special Education and Legal Terms
Appendix J. Glossary of Assessment Terms

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Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy - The Special Education Survival Guide by Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright. ISBN 1-892320-08-8; Publisher: Harbor House Law Press