[blindLaw] Fwd: New COVID-19 Civil Rights Rapid Response Programs!

[Denise Avant]

Denise R. Avant, President
National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois

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> From: ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice <CRSJ at americanbar.org>
> Date: April 22, 2020 at 11:13:00 AM CDT
> To: davant1958 at gmail.com
> Subject: New COVID-19 Civil Rights Rapid Response Programs!
> Reply-To: crsj at americanbar.org
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> TODAY'S COVID-19 Civil Rights Rapid Response Program!
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> Learning for Students with Disabilities in the Time of COVID-19
> TODAY, April 22, 2020
> 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT
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> CART Services will be available.
> Register Here
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> The switch to homeschooling and other educational service delivery models necessitated by the coronavirus raise a myriad of issues for students with disabilities, their families, educators, and related service providers. Students with IEPs and Section 504 Service Agreements, particularly those with physical, cognitive, and/or emotional issues typically receive an array of special services in school, including direct educational services by staff, aides and trained special education staff. How will parents who have no training in this area know that their children are accessing education? How will parents who have no training in this area know that their children are accessing education? How will educators ensure that these students have access to the educational opportunities available to their non-disabled peers? How will a level of individualization be provided and progress measured? Our panel of experts will provide a brief overview of the law protecting students with disabilities during the crisis. They will then discuss the challenges and barriers homeschooling and other educational models raise for students with disabilities and educators, and recommend strategies for moving forward.
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> PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FOR CLE CREDIT.
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> Selene Almazan – Legal Director, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
> Kimberly A. Caputo – Attorney, McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse, Ryan, and Marone P.C.
> Carlton Anne Cook Walker – Attorney-Educator-Owner, Blindness Education and Advocacy Resources (BEAR); President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)
> Jennifer R. Gavin (Moderator) – Attorney, Law Office of Jennifer R. Gavin
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> Joint Sponsors: ABA Commission on Disability Rights, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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> Co-Sponsors: ABA Center on Children and the Law, ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice, ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities, ABA Commission on Homelessness & Poverty, ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, ABA Commission on Youth at Risk, ABA Diversity and Inclusion Center, ABA Criminal Justice Section, ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division, ABA Section of Litigation, ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, ABA Senior Lawyers Division
> Upcoming CRSJ Webinars
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> APR. 29
> Report from the Field: Domestic Violence Survivors & the Impact of COVID-19
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> APR. 30
> The Price Paid for Brown: Desegregation and the Expulsion of Black Teachers — Implications Then & Now
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> MAY 6
> COVID-19 and State & Local Tax Matters
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