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NewIDEATrainingArcadia

ELC Buddies Training Opportunity!

A NEW IDEA FOR OUR CHILDREN

What: The IDEA has changed! Attend this audio-teleconferenced training

to learn what changes have been made to the federal law that protects children

with disabilities in public schools. There will be a special focus on how the

changes to IDEA will impact children and their families.

Topics include:

Services to Students Prior to Identification

Identifying Students with Disabilities

Disciplining Students with Disabilities

Resolving Disputes between Families and Districts

Who: Presented by the Education Law Center

When: Thursday, January 27, 2005, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Where: Six (6) locations around Pennsylvania, including

Arcadia University

Kuch Center, Hospitality Room

450 S. Easton Road

Glenside, PA 19038

Contact Person: Dr. Graciela Slesaransky-Poe

For more information on the training or the site nearest you, contact Irene

McClendon, , extension 301; Imcclendon@... . Be sure to give

your name and the site at which you would like to attend. Although this

training is free, we suggest you pre-register to secure a space. Walk-ins are

welcome as space permits.

******************* The Education for All Coalition is a partnership of parents,

educators, related professionals and others who believe that children of all

backgrounds and abilities should be successfully educated together in their

neighborhood schools within the general education curriculum. We work together

to promote education that includes all children by providing individual

technical assistance, advocacy and supports to families, assisting institutions

of higher education better prepare teachers to effectively teach all children

and influencing and supporting schools, policymakers, and the community to

effectively implement inclusive practices and policies. *******************

Join the growing list of subscribers to our listserv! To subscribe yourself or

someone else through the World Wide Web (www), point your browser to

http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/education-for-all.html. Select " join or

leave the list " . Then follow the directions on the screen. *Be sure to send a

first e-mail introducing yourself to your fellow subscribers!!

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The Education for All Coalition is funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania

Developmental Disabilities Council. It is a program of the Institute on

Disabilities/UAP at Temple University. The vision of the Institute on

Disabilities is that there will be a society where all people of diverse

cultures and abilities are included, recognizing that we are all interdependent

and bring gifts and talents. You can visit our web site at

http://www.temple.edu/inst_disabilities.