{"id":14129,"date":"2013-06-06T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=9153"},"modified":"2013-06-06T10:00:14","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T14:00:14","slug":"so-you-want-to-be-an-advocate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/so-you-want-to-be-an-advocate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want to Be An Advocate?"},"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=\"So%20You%20Want%20to%20Be%20An%20Advocate%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/mtg.3per.sm.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>I am searching for guidelines for special ed advocates. Are there legal requirements for becoming an advocate?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is no formal process and currently no national certification for advocates.<\/p>\n<p>Try to attend a Wrightslaw program \u2013 great training and networking with other advocates who can give you advice.<\/p>\n<p>You will find the schedule of Wrightslaw <strong>Special Education Law and Advocacy<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/schedule.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">training programs<\/span><\/a> here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/schedule.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/schedule.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A good source of training (without the networking) is our <strong>Special Education Law and Advocacy<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/webex\/law.adv.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Training Program on CD-ROM<\/span><\/a>. Info can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/webex\/law.adv.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/webex\/law.adv.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For Advanced Advocates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/ISEA\/isea.2012.htm#show\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/ISEA\/images\/2012\/FB%20album\/class2.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"144\" name=\"slide\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/13.07.va.wm.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">William and Mary Law School Institute of Special Education Advocacy ISEA<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/13.07.va.wm.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/speak\/13.07.va.wm.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/ISEA\/isea.2012.htm#show\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">View the Slideshow<\/span><\/a><\/span> from ISEA 2012.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=8003\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">LIVE Blogging<\/span><\/a><\/span> from ISEA 2012.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholarships \/ Funds for training<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some state Planning Councils or Developmental Disabilities Councils offer scholarships or funds for participation in conferences and short-term educational programs for advocates in the field of developmental disabilities. You may want to investigate funding available in your state. Go to the <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nacdd.org\/about-nacdd\/councils-on-developmental-disabilities.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<br \/>\nClick on the map for your state Council website to begin your search.<\/p>\n<p>(Example: Oklahoma <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okddc.ok.gov\/consumer_involvement_fund.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Consumer Involvement Fund<\/span><\/a><\/span> or the Indiana <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.in.gov\/gpcpd\/2328.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Consumer Investment Fund<\/span><\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">More Helpful Articles<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/howey\/how.advocate.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">So You Want to Be an Advocate?<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>So you Want to be An Advocate: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/07\/nl.0605.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Advocacy FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Special Education Advocacy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/ptis.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">state Parent Training and Information Center<\/span><\/a> to find out what training they provide. Here is a link to the Directory of PTIs:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/ptis.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/ptis.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other advocates take advantage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.partners.policymakng.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Advocacy and Leadership Training<\/span><\/a> through Partners in Policymaking: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.partners.policymakng.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.partners.policymakng.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will need to check to see if your state has this training \u2013 most (but not all) do.<\/p>\n<p>You might want to join <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.copaa.org\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">COPAA<\/span><\/a><\/span>, if you are not already a member, and join the listserve. They also have advocacy training.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.copaa.org\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.copaa.org<\/span><\/a><\/span> for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am searching for guidelines for special ed advocates. Are there legal requirements for becoming an advocate? There is no formal process and currently no national certification for advocates. 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