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Subject: FREE Special Education Law and Advocacy Workshops (FOR SHARING)

FREE YES!!!! THAT IS RIGHT FREE

SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW AND ADVOCACY WORKSHOPS

Special Education Law and Advocacy WorkshopsPresented by:The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.andThe Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc.Learn how to be a strong advocate for children with disabilities in the public school system at four free workshops scheduled for this August. A lawyer and an advocate from the Advocacy Center will team up to teach you how to be an equal participant in the IEP process. Training will focus on sections of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 and will include:Eligibility and EvaluationUniversal Education (Inclusion)IEP and Advocacy TipsSchool DisciplineTransition from High School to Post-school activities (work, school)Problem Solving (With a Question and Answer Session)To register go to http://www.fddc.org/registration or call 1-All workshops are from 9 am – 4 pm and are

Free!August 3, 2010 – Fort Lauderdale, Hyatt Pier 662301 SE 17 Street CausewayAugust 5, 2010 – Tampa, Tampa Marriott Airport5507 W Spruce StreetAugust 7, 2010 – ville, Hyatt Regency Riverfront225 East Coast Line DriveAugust 9, 2010 – Fort Walton Beach, Ramada Plaza Beach Resort, 1500 Miracle Strip Parkway SELet us know when you register if you need a sign language interpreter or Spanish translator.

Seats at the workshops are limited to 200. All registrations received after the first 200 will be put on a waiting list and will be contacted if space becomes available.The list below shows how many are currently registered for each workshop. We will update it frequently so that you can see when 200 are registered

August 3, 2010 – Ft. Lauderdale, Hyatt Pier 66, 2301 SE 17 Street Causeway - 47 August 5, 2010 – Tampa, Tampa Marriott Airport, 5507 W Spruce Street - 40 August 7, 2010 – ville, Hyatt Regency Riverfront, 225 E. Coast Line Dr. - 71 August 9, 2010 – Ft. Walton Beach, Ramada Plaza Beach Resort, 1500 Miracle Strip Pkwy. SE - 18

Here is the website http://www.fddc.org/news/special-ed-workshops Please have people register on the website!