Workshop/Atlanta - 1/25/03

[Guest guest]

Special Education Law 2003

By

, J.D.

Getting The Children The Services They Need To Succeed

Atlanta, GA

Saturday, January 25, 2003

Renaissance Concourse Hotel, One Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Atlanta, GA

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

This advocacy conference will assist you to understand the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ‘97 Amendments, IDEA ‘99 Regulations, IDEA

Appendix A, Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, Family Educational

Rights and Privacy Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act and No Child

Left Behind by nationally acclaimed expert on special education law and

parent of a special needs child, , J.D.

Sponsored by:

s Media, LLC

Supported by: Lawana Shook, Parent Advocacy

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Registration Information:

Registration includes: Coffee & Comprehensive Conference Manual

Full Day Educational Conference:

EARLY REGISTRATION: $55 If received by January 15

AFTER JANUARY 15: $75

, J.D.

is an attorney who has concentrated on special education rights

for over 30 years. He was a legislative assistant to the U.S. Senator who

chaired the education subcommittee as the Congress began developing special

education laws. He practiced in Texas for 22 years, working with over 4,500

families before moving to West Virginia. has also worked with attorneys

and parents in all 50 states on special education cases. He is a parent of a

student who required special services through IDEA (Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act) and Section 504.

has litigated under Section 504 and the ADA as well as the IDEA. He has

also successfully pursued Section 504 complaints through the Office for Civil

Rights in several regions. He has had cases in several Circuit Courts of

Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court on issues of attorneys' fees, the IEP,

least restrictive environment, extended school year, related services, school

health services, parental reimbursement, and private school placement. He has

represented children with autism, Down Syndrome, learning disabilities,

AD/HD, health problems, hearing impairment, behavior problems, emotional

disturbance, visual impairment, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, traumatic

brain injury, and mobility impairment.