Wednesday, July 6, 2016
12:15 p.m. — 1:15 p.m.

Learn about an important niche, yet growing, practice area with this class on special education rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”). The class will explore the basics of advocating for the education rights of public school students with disabilities, including the substantive rights to a proper evaluation and provision of services, and the procedural rights involved in disputes heard at the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Class covers:

• Overview of IDEA
• Advocacy for proper evaluations and special education services
• Disputes in the special education context, and administrative hearing procedures

Earn 1 hour general MCLE credit

Presented by Janeen Steel:
Janeen Steel is the author of the Learning Rights Manual, an advocacy guide for families of students with disabilities, and co-founder and co-executive director of the nonprofit Learning Rights Law Center. She has served a Visiting Professor at several law schools and regularly conducts workshops, trainings and seminars on special education law. She graduated from UCLA School of Law.

Registration fees: $35
Non-refundable, payment reserves spot.

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.