{"id":137,"date":"2008-12-10T14:56:50","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T19:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=137"},"modified":"2008-12-14T20:06:37","modified_gmt":"2008-12-15T01:06:37","slug":"start-the-new-year-off-wright-attend-a-wrightslaw-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/start-the-new-year-off-wright-attend-a-wrightslaw-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Start the Year Off Wright &#8230; Learn Advocacy Skills at a Wrightslaw Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Start%20the%20Year%20Off%20Wright%20...%20Learn%20Advocacy%20Skills%20at%20a%20Wrightslaw%20Program\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>As the parent of a child with special educational needs, you represent your child&#8217;s interests. When you know how to advocate on your child&#8217;s behalf, you increase the odds that your child will get an appropriate education. <strong>You can&#8217;t leave this job to others!<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Although most people are focused on the holidays, IEP season will be here before you know it. A Wrightslaw training program will teach the knowledge and skills you need to be an effective advocate.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: right; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/images\/woman.bks.jpg\" alt=\"smiling woman with books\" width=\"100\" height=\"151\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In January 2009, Wrightslaw special education law &amp; advocacy training programs will be<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0held in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/09.01.ct.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/09.01.fl.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Florida<\/span><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/09.01.va.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Virginia<\/span><\/a>. <strong>Sign up today<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/09.01.ct.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">January 14, 2009: Waterbury, CT<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/09.01.ct.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0&#8211; IDEA 2004 and NCLB: What You Don&#8217;t Know CAN Hurt You!<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0<\/span>sponsored by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldact.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut, Inc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\">.<\/span> Speaker:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/speakers.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wayne Steedman<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/09.01.fl.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">January 16-17, 2009:<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/09.01.fl.htm\"><strong><span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Weeki Wachee (Spring Hill Area), FL<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0&#8211; Special Education Law and Advocacy Boot Camp<\/span><\/a>\u00a0sponsored by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.specialstudentsofhernando.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Special Students of Hernando<\/span><\/a>. Speakers:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/speakers.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Pete and Pam Wright<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/09.01.va.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">January 30, 2009:<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/09.01.va.htm\"><strong><span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Williamsburg, VA\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&#8211; Special Education Law and Advocacy<\/span><\/a>\u00a0sponsored by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/law.wm.edu\/?svr=www\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">William &amp; Mary Law School<\/span><\/a>. Speakers:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/speakers.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Pete and Pam Wright<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few months, Wrightslaw programs will be held in North Carolina, California, Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts, Florida, Pennsylvania, Hawai&#8217;i, and New York City. For information about these programs and a complete list of upcoming programs, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/schedule.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">schedule page.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Can&#8217;t attend a live program?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/images\/woman.laptop.jpg\" alt=\"woman studying on laptop\" width=\"140\" height=\"112\" \/>The <a title=\"Special Education Law &amp; Advocacy Training on CD-ROM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/webex\/law.adv.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Special Education Law and Advocacy Training program\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a title=\"Special Education Law &amp; Advocacy Training on CD-ROM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/webex\/law.adv.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">on CD-ROM<\/span><\/a> includes all the content of the live Wrightslaw program &#8230; and more than an hour of bonus content.\u00a0Your instructors are <a title=\"Pete Wright Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/p2\/pete.bio.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Pete Wright<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/p2\/pam.bio.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Pam Wright<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/webex\/index.htm#programs\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/webex\/index.htm#programs\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Training programs on CD-ROM<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0are available 24\/7 &#8211; wherever you live, whenever you want. 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