{"id":17850,"date":"2016-08-04T09:46:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T13:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=17850"},"modified":"2016-09-29T12:33:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T16:33:41","slug":"w-m-law-institute-of-special-education-advocacy-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/w-m-law-institute-of-special-education-advocacy-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"W &#038; M Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy 2016"},"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=\"W%20%26%20M%20Law%20Institute%20of%20Special%20Education%20Advocacy%202016\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>Welcome Class of 2016 to the sixth annual Institute of Special Education Advocacy at the William and Mary Law School.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/ISEA\/images\/2016\/group.circuits.map2.jpg\" width=\"547\" height=\"325\" \/><\/p>\n<p>55 attendees, accepted through an application process, met for the opening reception Sunday evening, July 31 and got to know each other on <em>The Circuit circuit<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Dean Douglas of the Law School, welcomed the Class of 2016 to the opening session that began five intense days of training in special education law and advocacy from national experts in the field.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/ISEA\/images\/2016\/dean.douglas.jpg\" width=\"547\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Topics of study keep the class busy for long hours during the day &#8211; and into the evening for after hours sessions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/ISEA\/images\/2016\/jim.panel.jpg\" width=\"547\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>History &amp; Relevant Law<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/ISEA\/images\/2016\/class4.jpg\" width=\"254\" height=\"254\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Ethics<\/li>\n<li>Inclusion<\/li>\n<li>Case Law Review<\/li>\n<li>Tests &amp; Measurements<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility<\/li>\n<li>Preparing a Case for Trial \/ Due Process<\/li>\n<li>Due Process \/ State Complaints<\/li>\n<li>Dispute Resolution<br \/>\nand Settlements<\/li>\n<li>Evidence Strategies<\/li>\n<li>IEP Strategies &#8211;<br \/>\nPreparing Parents<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/ISEA\/images\/2016\/pete.complaints.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"307\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Working with Schools<\/li>\n<li>Art of Disagreeing<\/li>\n<li>Discipline<\/li>\n<li>Behavior Issues<\/li>\n<li>Alternatives to IDEA<\/li>\n<li>Educational Rights of<br \/>\nHomeless Youth<\/li>\n<li>Section 504 and the ADA<\/li>\n<li>Transitions to Post-Secondary<br \/>\nEducation<\/li>\n<li>Creating Systemic Change<\/li>\n<li>Filing OCR Complaints<\/li>\n<li>Law \/ Advocacy Practice<\/li>\n<li>ADA and High Stakes Testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; 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