Free OCR Training Regarding Section 504

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Hello Everyone:

Please see below for a Free Training sponsored by the OCECD on What Parents and Educators Need to Know About Section 504 presented by Chandra Bowling from the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights. Please pass this information onto any and all interested families and professionals. Registration is a must and is limited to the first 60 people. Thanks, Barb Rutt

Barbara Rutt, S.W.A., Parent Training Coordinator

OCECD-Cleveland Office

440-617-9544 - Office

440-617-9547 - Fax

800-694-6402 - Toll Free

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www.ocecd.org

"If you treat an individual as he is, that is all he

will ever be. Only if you treat him as he ought to

be, will he ever have a chance to become what he

ought and could." -anonymous

FREE TRAINING

SPONSORED BY

The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, in collaboration with the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD)

and ASPIES of Greater Akron presents…

“What Parents and Educators Need to Know About

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the

Americans with Disabilities Actâ€

Chandra Bowling, an attorney with the Office for Civil Rights will discuss the requirements of Section 504 and recent amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including:

Ø How the recent amendments to the ADA change the interpretation of Section 504

Ø New rules for the definition of “disabilityâ€

Ø The impact that these laws have on the education of children with disabilities in public elementary and secondary schools

WHEN: May 18, 2010

WHERE: Akron Children’s Hospital, Consodine Building

2 Perkins Square

Akron , OH 44308

TIME: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (Dinner not provided)

REGISTER: Parents of children with disabilities and educators are invited to register for this free training on the OCECD website: www.ocecd.org

OHIO COALITION FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

165 WEST CENTER STREET, SUITE 302

MARION, OHIO 43302

1-800-374-2806