PPT-Special Education Law and Advocacy

Mark S Kamleiter Esquire and Claudia Roberts JD Senior Educational Advocate Special Education Law and Advocacy 2509 First Avenue S St Petersburg FL 33712 Tel 727 3232555 Fax 727 3232599. How can . i. t . h. elp . u. s . a. chieve . o. ur . g. oal?. . What is . advocacy. ? . The act of supporting . a cause, idea or policy and convincing the right people of its importance . and the need to act on it. Using Our Collective PTA Voice. What advocacy. . is. Effective advocacy. Protecting integrity of our non-profit, charitable status. Resources for advocacy. Practice developing an advocacy strategy. Wrap Up. - . tools of advocacy. Speaker: . Temitope. . Adeosun. Dictionary Definition of advocacy. “the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal (an act of adopting or supporting a cause, belief, or way of . How to Be Heard by Lawmakers. Guiding Thoughts…. “More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy.” . ~Jeff Greenfield, Journalist . “A well-informed constituent with a specific request is the most effective lobbyist alive.”. A Resource of PWSA (USA) www.pwsausa.org. Module . 1. An Overview of Special . Education Law. Special . Ed. ucation. . Attorney:. Jim Comstock-Galagan. S. erved . thirteen years (2001-2014) as the Executive Director\Senior Attorney of the Southern Disability Law Center (SDLC) located in New Orleans, LA, with a second office in Austin, TX. Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired. . Andrew Watson@lawcol.co.uk. Growth of courses at university . introducing students to advocacy. skills.. In my idea their appreciation. and knowledge of courtroom advocacy could be further enhanced by study of what has shaped it over time.. Blending distinctions and disjunctions. Distinctions . In mathematics, two thing are called distinct if they are not equal . In physics, two . things are called distinct if they are not . mapped to . Fenley. Kathy Bates. Is a teacher, advocate and writer. Has a BA degree in Elementary Education from St. Andrews University in NC. Has worked extensively with both children and adults with disabilities. Agenda. Yesterday – 1975 . –. . Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA. ) . Today – 2015 – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Tomorrow . – 2015 and beyond. Celebrating 40 Years!. Becky Lare. Advocacy Resource Manager. Advocacy Capacity Grant. Advocacy Education Series. Advocacy Captains. 2017 Anti-Hunger Policy Conference. Washington, D.C.. Federal Budget. FY18 Budget Proposal. NJASFAA. Agenda. Advocacy 101. Congressional Overview. NASFAA and Advocacy. NASFAA Advocacy Resources. Fight for Financial Aid Campaign. Advocacy and You!. Advocacy 101: What is advocacy?. First Amendment Roots. What advocacy. . is. Effective advocacy. Protecting integrity of our non-profit, charitable status. Resources for advocacy. Practice developing an advocacy strategy. Wrap Up. It’s About ADVOCACY. Who We Are. Mike . Clark. Germantown . Systemic Change Initiative, Executive Director . Tom . Dwyer. . Northeast . Region SVdP VOP Coordinator. Jack Murphy. Southeast Voice of the Poor Representative. National VOP Chair. 12 September 2013. Marc-André LeBlanc. The . Bottom Line . on . Rectal Microbicide . Advocacy. Our time together…. IRMA. Who is she?. What does she do?. Rectal microbicides advocacy. Lessons learned.