Webinar: Advocating for Your Child’s Educational Rights in Grade School
Webinar: Advocating for Your Child’s Educational Rights in Grade School
In this webinar, we will provide information and resources to assist parents in best advocating for their children with disabilities in grade school. It can be challenging to request accommodations or special education when you are unfamiliar with the laws and procedures of Individual Education Plan (IEP) and requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Advocating for Your Child’s Educational Rights in Grade School
Join us for a Live Webinar
In this webinar, we will provide information and resources to assist parents in best advocating for their children with disabilities in grade school. It can be challenging to request accommodations or special education when you are unfamiliar with the laws and procedures of Individual Education Plan (IEP) and requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
*This training is presented from a peer perspective by people who have lived experience with mental disabilities.*
Live Caption and ASL Interpreter Available
When:
June 16, 2023
3:00 PM
Pacific Time
About the webinar:
Join us to learn about information relating to the different laws, processes, and resources surrounding disability in grade school to empower you to be an effective advocate for your child.
This training will include the following:
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
- Least Restrictive Placements
- Individual Education Plan (IEPs and 504 Plans)
- Advocacy Resources
Speaker:
Zofia Trexler is a Peer Self Advocacy Trainer with the Peer Self Advocacy Unit of Disability Rights California. She has lived experience with mental illness and the mental health care system and specializes in advocating for Transitional Age Youth populations.