Training Seminars on Special Education Law
Training Seminars on Special Education Law
Friends -I write to let you know about a series of training seminars on special education law to help parents, lawyers, advocates, educators and others become more informed of students' rights and better able to help get them the best educations possible. We think of these training sessions as an important part of our strategy for helping students with disabilities in Philadelphia, because they 1) help maintain an active and knowledgeable advocacy community and 2) help us connect with people who are directly involved in these matters.
Our next session is Tuesday, March 22nd, from 12-4pm, and it's on "Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities: Identification and Services." It will cover matters such as how the IDEA defines dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities, identification requirements under the IDEA, what the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment of 2009 means for children with dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities, and services for children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. For more information and to register, go to: http://pilcoptraining8.eventbrite.com/.
There is a fee to attend these sessions that covers our costs and allows us to continue offering them, but scholarships are readily available. No one will be turned away because they cannot afford the fee, and those who need scholarships should email me at [email protected] for more information. Future sessions will cover transition plans, inclusive programming, how to do due process hearings, and assistive technology. The full schedule can be found here:
http://www.pilcop.org/upcoming_Training2010-2011.pdf)
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Section 504: Eligibility, Rights & Services
Now available on webinar! Tuesday, March 22, 2011: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
The seminar will give you practical ways to ensure that students with disabilities get the services they need. The session will cover:
- Who is eligible under Section 504?
- Section 504 process and services: similarities and differences with IDEA
- Students' rights under Section 504 and Chapter 15 (Pa. state law) and the law's enforcement mechanisms
- Retaliation, harassment and discrimination claims under Section 504
Instructor: Sonja Kerr, Director, Disabilities Rights Projects, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
$200 for attorneys (includes 3.5 CLE credit hours); $100 for all others.
Scholarships are readily available. No one will be excluded if they cannot afford the fee.
Contact David Hanyok at [email protected] for more information.
REGISTER NOW: http://pilcoptraining9.eventbrite.com
Full calendar of training sessions at: http://www.pilcop.org/upcoming_Training2010-2011.pdf
Sessions held at the United Way Building and available remotely through Vyew.com.
Please encourage anyone for whom cost is any concern to contact me at this email address ([email protected]) or by phone at 215.627.7100 x 254.
Sincerely,
Dave Hanyok
CLE/Training Coordinator
215.627.7100 ext. 253