[blindkid] Fwd: Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Workshop - July 30th

Carol Castellano blindchildren at verizon.net
Wed May 13 18:09:35 UTC 2009


>From: <mwillis at NYEE.EDU>
>To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>
>Attached please find a PDF Brochure of our upcoming workshop for 
>Parents and Professionals:
>
>Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Workshop
>Thursday, July 30th
>Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY (Westchester)
><http://www.wrightslaw.com/>www.wrightslaw.com
>
>This one day advocacy workshop will provide Parents and 
>Professionals with accurate, up-to-date information about Special 
>Education Law, Rights & Responsibilities, Tests and Measurements to 
>monitor a child's progress or regression, Development of the IEP and 
>effective Tactics and Strategies for Parent Advocacy.  The purpose 
>is to educate and inform all individuals who represent the interest 
>of a child dealing with ANY type of disability.  The workshop will 
>be conducted by renowned expert, Pete Wright, an attorney who 
>specializes in the representation of children with special 
>needs.  Mr. Wright conducts these workshops on a nationwide basis.
>
>"Education is the key to success in our society, and accessing all 
>legally guaranteed educational opportunities for disabled children 
>is an often a daunting task for parents and professionals. This 
>course will provide valuable information and concrete techniques for 
>ensuring that a child with a disability receives all necessary 
>educational opportunities granted by law."
>
>Although sponsored by The Children's Hearing Institute, this course 
>will cover special education law and advocacy for all types of 
>disabilities in general and is Not specific to hearing loss.
>
>Please feel free to post this brochure or email it to colleagues, 
>parents, patients or any others who you feel may benefit from this 
>course. If you have a program publication or website, please feel 
>free to post or print the upcoming course as well.  If you would 
>like to receive hard copies of the brochure in the mail to hand out 
>at meetings or in your program, please contact me and we would be 
>happy to mail them to you.  If you feel this email was sent to you 
>in error, please forward it to the appropriate contact.
>
>Early registration fee and parent discounts are available.
>
>If you have any questions or require additional information, I can 
>be reached at the information provided below.
>
>Thank you for your time regarding this matter.
>Regards,
>
>Melissa A. Willis
>Director of Educational Programming
>The Children's Hearing Institute
>New York Eye & Ear Infirmary/Ear Institute
>380 Second Avenue - 9th Floor
>New York, NY 10010
>Direct: 646-438-7858 Fax: 646-438-7859
><mailto:mwillis at nyee.edu>mwillis at nyee.edu
>www.childrenshearing.org
>
>
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