April 25: San Francisco + Webcast - Advocacy for Low-Income Children with Disabilities in California #MCLE

Attend this program so that you can receive the basic information you need to represent low-income children in California with education, regional center, and public benefits issues. Learn the basic substantive law regarding special education, school discipline, regional center eligibility, foster care benefits, CalWORKs, and SSI, so you can take a pro bono case to assist a low-income child in California. What you will learn:

• Special Education Advocacy - Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• School Discipline and the School to Prison Pipeline
• Unique Laws and Additional Services
• Economic Security Advocacy for Youth - Public Benefits for Disabled and At-Risk Youth
• Economic Security Advocacy for Youth: SSI

Any attorney interested in providing pro bono assistance to low-income children in California would benefit from attending this program. The program is appropriate for new attorneys as well as seasoned practitioners and all skill levels are encouraged to attend.

Title:
Advocacy for Low-Income Children with Disabilities in California
When/Where:
Webcast
April 25, 2014
9:00 AM Pacific (Noon Eastern)
Also presented in-person in San Francisco, CA
Speakers:

• Co-Chairs :
• Brian Blalock ~ Youth Justice Project Director, Bingham McCutchen Youth Justice Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
• Linda Johnson ~ Staff Attorney, Education Law Project, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc.
• Andrea L. Banks ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
• Alice Bussiere ~ Staff Attorney, Youth Law Center
• Molly L. Dunn ~ Policy Attorney, Alliance for Children’s Rights
• Lauren Giardina ~ Staff Attorney, Disability Rights California
• Lisa M. Newstrom ~ Managing Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
• Erin Palacios ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
• Jill Rowland ~ Education Program Director, Alliance for Children's Rights
• Program Attorney: Christina Thompson ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute.

Credits:
Up to 6 credits in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
By:
Practising Law Institute
Cost:
Free
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