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'Advocacy for Children Using the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act' |
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9-Policy, Advocacy, and Legislative Issues
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| Audience: |
Primary Audience:
Family of a child with hearing loss
Secondary Audience:
Early Intervention Provider
Tertiary Audeince:
Advocacy Group
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| Keyword(s): |
Legislation, advocacy, family support |
| Learning Objectives: |
Identify the major principles of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Articulate the ways in which education laws support student achievement
Better advocate on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing children and their families |
Abstract: |
Many deaf and hard of hearing children are eligible for early intervention services and special education and related services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Parents and professionals generally are aware of this law and the rights that flow from it but often don't have sufficient understanding the the law to be able to use it for advocacy purposes. This
presentation will cover the outline and structure of Part C, the section that covers early intervention, and Part B, the section that covers services for individuals age three through 21. It will explain the requirements of the law, its practical applications, and ways parents and professionals can use this law to obtain appropriate
services. It will also address the relationship between the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act and IDEA and how the intersection of these two laws can support better outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing children. Future directions these two laws may take in upcoming reauthorizations will be explored as well.
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| Presentation(s): |
Not Available
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| Handouts: |
Not Available
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PRESENTER(S):
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Barbara Raimondo - Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf
Credentials: Esq.
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Barbara is a long-time advocate for the rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families. She has worked as a government relations liaison, director of advocacy, parent consultant, attorney, and trainer. She has presented and written about numerous topics including early hearing detection and intervention, education, test equity, civil rights, family support, deaf-hearing partnerships, parent and deaf community involvement, and others. She also has served on the board of the Maryland School for the Deaf, including as president for three terms. She has testified before Congress. She and her husband are the parents of two deaf young adults and in the past hosted a deaf exchange student from Ghana. She received her law degree from George Mason University. |
Howard Rosenblum - Equip for Equality
Credentials: Senior Attorney
Other Affiliations: Chair, Public Policy Committee, National Association of the Deaf; Board Chair, Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf
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Howard A. Rosenblum is a Senior Attorney at Equip for Equality, a nonprofit organization designated as Illinois’ Protection and Advocacy entity. He has been an attorney for seventeen years, ten of which were in private practice with Monahan & Cohen. Mr. Rosenblum focuses his legal practice in the areas of disability rights and special education. Having been profoundly deaf since age 2, he is a product of special education and seeks to improve the system. He is also the founder and board chair of the Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf (MCLD), which is dedicated to ensuring that deaf and hard of hearing people have full and equal access to lawyers and the courts. Mr. Rosenblum received his law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law (1992), and his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Arizona (1988). |
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AUTHOR(S):
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Barbara Raimondo - Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf
Credentials: Esq.
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BIO: Barbara is a long-time advocate for the rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families. She has worked as a government relations liaison, director of advocacy, parent consultant, attorney, and trainer. She has presented and written about numerous topics including early hearing detection and intervention, education, test equity, civil rights, family support, deaf-hearing partnerships, parent and deaf community involvement, and others. She also has served on the board of the Maryland School for the Deaf, including as president for three terms. She has testified before Congress. She and her husband are the parents of two deaf young adults and in the past hosted a deaf exchange student from Ghana. She received her law degree from George Mason University. |
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