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        October 
          13-14, 2000. Long Island New York. 
          November 
            8-11, 2000. Washington, DC 
           March 
            31, 2001. Yakima WA 
           April 
            19-21, 2001. Monterey, CA.
          
        Information 
          About Wrightslaw Training and Conferences.  
          October 13-14, 
            2000. Long Island, New York
          
        On October 
          13 and October 14, Pete and Pam Wright will speak at two 
          conferences about special education law and advocacy.These conferences 
          are being sponsored by The Long Island Advocacy Center, Inc and 
          the Nassau Coordinating Council 
          of Special Education PTAs. 
          Topics include: 
            
           * LRE/Access to 
            general curriculum;  
            * avoiding due process hearings while securing quality services; 
             
            * use of State Education Complaint Procedures;  
            * private sector evaluations and consultants, use and input in the 
            IEP process;  
            * case law affecting children in New York;  
            * legal requirements affecting staff and teacher training; 
             
            * law in regard to eligibility, prior written notice, IEPs, procedural 
            safeguards, private school placements. 
           Information 
            about both conferences. 
           Friday, October 
            13, 2000, 9:00 am-12:00 noon.  
            "Meeting the Challenge: Legal Issues in Educating Students with 
            Disabilities in a General Education Setting"  
            with Peter W. D. Wright, Attorney-at-Law . and Pamela Darr Wright, 
            Psychotherapist.  
            Location: Wyndham Wind Watch, Hauppauge, Long Island. Friday 
            Agenda in pdf
          
        Saturday, 
          October 14, 2000, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon. Conference Agenda in pdf. 
           
          "When Schools Say No!" with Peter W. D. Wright, Attorney, and Pamela 
          Darr Wright, Psychotherapist.  
          Location: Brookside School, North Merrick, Long Island. Saturday 
          Agenda in pdf. 
        Sponsors: 
          Long Island Advocacy Center, Inc.  & Nassau 
          Coordinating Council of Special Education PTA's  
          Contact: Mary 
            DeSetta, NCC SEPTA  
            Phone & Fax: 516-374-5223 
           You can also 
            get conference information from the Coordinating Council's webpage: 
            
           http://www.nccsepta.org
          
        November 
          8-11, 2000. Washington, DC 
        International 
          Dyslexia Association's 51st Annual Conference, Omni Shoreham Hotel. 
        Pete 
          and Pam Wright present a session on "The S.M.A.R.T. IEP." Learn how 
          to use the law, tactics & strategies to develop individualized effective 
          SMART IEPs: for parents and educators.  
        Get 
          the full Conference 
          Brochure in pdf (53 pages).  
          Sponsor: The 
            International Dyslexia Association, www.interdys.org
          
        March 
          30-31, 2001. Yakima, WA  
           Annual 
            Conference of Autism Society of Washington, Yakima Convention 
            Center, Yakima, WA.  
           Sponsor: Autism 
            Society of Washington 
           April 19-21, 
            2000. Monterey, CA. 
           Fifth Annual 
            NonVerbal Learning Disorder Symposium. 
           Sponsor: NonVerbal 
            Learning Disorder's Association. 
           Details soon. 
            
           Wrightslaw Training 
            & Conferences  
           
          
 
      
      
      
   
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