📚Providing child-centered disability law training for public schools. Each fall, we hold a confe
09/21/2022
💻We would love to host you in person...but if you can't make it, we'll host you virtually! Our virtual offering starts 5 days after the in-person conference ends.
All presentations and breakout sessions will be available as well as live Q&A's throughout the virtual offering for any specific questions you may have.
Click the link below to register today!
https://www.504idea.org/register
📚Section 504 Basics
Today we look at how we identify discrimination against students with disabilities.
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09/16/2022
Who loves food? We definitely do!
At our conference home, Kalahari Resorts in Round Rock, you will find these amazing restaurants for after conference hours:
🥩 Double Cut Steak House
🍝 Sortino's Italian Kitchen
🌮 Cinco Niños
🍔 B-Lux Grill & Bar
Which one will you be going to?
09/14/2022
👋Meet Dr. Dawn Flanagan! Our keynote speaker for this years Dyslexia Conference.
Swipe through to find out more about her and the amazing knowledge and experience she has. We can't wait for her presentations!
Click the link below to register to our conferences!
https://www.504idea.org/register
📚Section 504 Misunderstood Truths 🤨
Today, we explore how the rules of discipline of students with disabilities under the IDEA are based on those under Section 504. However, there are a few key differences...
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08/31/2022
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For a student that falls under Section 504, having the same teachers, books, classes, and materials might not be enough.
✏Section 504 requires students with disabilities to receive equal benefit not just equal participation.
From text-to-speech technology to extra time on a test, there are various tools to help those students receive equal benefit.
📚Section 504 Basics
Today we look at what schools need to do for their students with disabilities.
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What makes a conference?
🎤A conference's speakers and structure are extremely important. But you know what we think is also important? Where it's being held! 📍
At Kalahari Resort, everyone can have fun. From great restaurants to an indoor waterpark, you'll have a great time with both family and colleagues.
🤔🤝Is participation enough?
According to Section 504, participation of a protected class in an activity is not enough.
An individual in a protected class is required to have access to both participation and equal benefit.
🤝How is that achieved? By providing them with support that helps the individual obtain equal benefit as those outside the protected class.
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Today, we explore the word 'placement' in Section 504. Is it just the dictionary definition?
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08/19/2022
Who wants a discounted room rate?🙋♀️
Every in-person attendee gets an amazing room rate that includes all-access to the many amenities that has to offer. Bring your family or share the room with up to four people!
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08/17/2022
🤔What does it mean when a civil rights law is applied to a protected class?
With the civil rights law, Congress is saying that people who are within the protected class should have the same opportunity to participate and benefit as those outside the protected class.
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