PB County: Special Education Law and Advocacy Training

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Special Education Law and Advocacy Training

Special Education Law and Advocacy Training

The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council is proud to sponsor the one-day slaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training presented by , Esq.

The workshop is designed to inform parents, families or guardians of their children’s educational rights under the law and how to advocate on behalf of their children. Subjects covered will include:

• Special education law, rights and responsibilities

• Tests and measurements to measure progress & regression

• SMART IEPs

• Introduction to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy

Participants will receive a copy of slaw: Special Education Law and From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide.

Workshops

Date

City

Site

Time

August 5

Palm Beach Gardens

Palm Beach Gardens Marriott

8:30 – 4:30 ET

August 7

Winter Park

D. Murrah Civic Center of Winter Park

8:30 – 4:30 ET

August 9

St. Augustine

Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village

8:30 – 4:30 ET

August 12

Chipley

PAEC Education Center

8:30 – 4:30 CT

Five ways to register: ???? Online: www.fddc.org ???? Mail: IDEA Registration, P.O. Box 6838, Tallahassee, FL 32314 ???? Fax: ???? Phone: Sharon Gray,

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There is NO CHARGE to workshop participants for attendance or materials. Parents, families and guardians of Florida students will be given priority registration.

Sponsored by United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Developmental Disabilities, and the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. Florida Developmental Disabilities Council. Inc.

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Keynote Speaker~

, Esq. is an experienced and well-respected attorney whose law practice is devoted to assisting children with disabilities and their parents, families or guardians. He argued and won a landmark special education case before the U. S. Supreme Court.

Pete and Pam are the authors of Special Education Law , From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide, and co-authors of slaw: No Child Left Behind.

Randee

Program Coordinator

The Arc/Family to Family

1201 Australian Ave

Riviera Beach, Fl. 33404-6698

(561)842-3213 *Fax (561)863-4352

rgabriel@...

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