October 2012

The Law and Education of Children with Disabilities (Part II) - LIVE in Denver

This two hour presentation is a continuation of the earlier Part I training held in August. Part II will provide an overview of the laws requiring public education for children with disabilities - the Individuals with Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Colorado's Exceptional Children's Education Act. And, more specifically, the faculty will cover the Individualized Education Program.

*To take a pro bono case, you must complete the Part I training via homestudy before attending the Part II training on October 24^th. To sign-up to take a Pro Bono case and arrange to take the Part I training, please email Dawn McKnight at [email protected]

 

Agenda:

8:30 am

9:00 am Topics to be Covered in this Continuation Training Include:

 

 

11:00 am Adjourn

Meet Your Presenters:

Randy Chapman, Esq., the Director of Legal Services at The Legal Center, has represented people with disabilities for 34 years focusing on enforcing the rights of persons with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and protecting persons with disabilities from abuse and neglect.

Mr. Chapman has made more than 400 presentations on the rights of people with disabilities, nationally and in Colorado. Mr. Chapman is the author of Preventing Litigation in Special Education, the Workbook (2011), The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law (2005), the Spanish version Guía de la Ley de Educación Especial  (2007), The New Handbook for Special Education Rights (2000), and Assistive Technology: Universe of Opportunities (1999). In 1998 he was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award by the Martin Luther King Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission. He has served as the Chair of the Legal Committee of the National Disability Rights Network and the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council. Mr. Chapman graduated from the University of California, Davis with a BA in Political Science in 1974 and obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977.   

Alison Butler Daniels, Esq. is a Senior Attorney and Program Coordinator at The Legal Center.  She works in the Special Education and Individual Rights programs.  In this capacity, she represents individuals with disabilities in obtaining appropriate public education services, reasonable accommodations in housing and employment and providing trainings on various disability related topics throughout Colorado.  Prior to joining The Legal Center, Ms. Daniels worked in private practice representing employees in discrimination cases, public and Indian housing authorities and she worked as an assistant public defender in Palm Beach County, Florida.  Ms. Daniels received her B.A. in political science in 1994 from Florida State University and her law degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1997.  She is a member of the bar in Colorado, Florida and New York.  She is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Association and is currently the co-chair of the DBA's Access to Justice Committee.