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Past Wrightslaw Training Programs & Seminars

2024

  • Nationwide TRT CLE - January 4 - Children with Disabilities and Special Education Law. - Live CLE Zoom Telecast + Available Online - sponsored by TRT CLE. 2.0 General hours of Continuing Legal Education Credit for attorneys. This presentation, recorded live, is available from TRT CLE as an online course, 24/7, in most states. Search against TRT CLE's online courses in your state and the practice area of "Education Law." Speaker: Pete Wright, Esq.

  • SOLD OUT! Suffolk County, NY - February 3 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Suffolk Region PTA. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • CA - Live Zoom Training - March 20+21, 2024 - 12 hours, two-day virtual training (internal) for Regional Centers' (RC) staff, Department of Developmental Services' (DDS) staff including Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Specialists, Service Coordinators, Employment Specialists and other related staff. This training is closed to the public. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Denver, CO - April 11 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Consultants for Children, Inc. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • San Antonio, TX - June 5-8 - Special Education Advocacy Summit (SEAS) - hosted by the Center for Legal and Social Justice of St. Mary's University School of Law featuring Patty Roberts, Pat Howey, Jaime L. Vázquez-Bernie, Catherine Michael, and the Wrights.

  • Nationwide TRT CLE - August 22 - Special Education and Juvenile Justice. Live CLE Zoom Telecast + Available Online soon, sponsored by TRT CLE. 2.0 General hours of Continuing Legal Education Credit for attorneys. This presentation, recorded live, will be available soon from TRT CLE as an online course in most states. Search against TRT CLE's online courses in your state and the practice area of "Education Law."

  • Maryland via Zoom - September 24 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The Parents' Place of Maryland. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • San Antonio, TX - October 10 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training specific to the Homeless, sponsored by SAMMinistries. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • West Virginia via Zoom - November 16 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by WV Parent Training and Information, Inc. Speaker: Pete Wright.



    2023

  • San Antonio, TX - February 2-5 - Special Education Advocacy Summit (SEAS) - hosted by the Center for Legal and Social Justice of St. Mary's University School of Law featuring Patty Roberts, Pat Howey, Jaime L. Vázquez-Bernie, Catherine Michael, and the Wrights.

  • Anchorage, AK - March 23 - Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training - sponsored by the Stone Soup Group. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Virginia via Zoom - April 11 + 12 - three hours each day - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Virginia's Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Cleveland, OH - April 20 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. Download the registration flyer! Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Southern CA via Zoom, six hours each day - April 24 & 25 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Two-Day Bootcamp, private training, closed to the public, for the staff of a Parent Information Training Center. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • Hill AFB, UT - September 14 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the EFMP Hills AFB. Training open to all Team Hill military and civilian employee families of Hill Air Force Base. Register Online. Download the flyer. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • OKC, OK - September 26 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Sooner Success and Parent Promise. Speaker: Wayne Steedman, Esq. Download and share the training flyer.

  • Tulsa, OK - September 28 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Sooner Success and Parent Promise. Speaker: Wayne Steedman, Esq. Download and share the training flyer.

  • Hartford, CT - September 28 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Diane Willcutts/Education Advocacy, LLC. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Dallas, TX - September 30 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas. Speaker: Wayne Steedman, Esq.

  • SOLD OUT! MD via ZOOM - October 19 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The Parents' Place of Maryland. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Long Island, NY - November 2 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Mount Sinai SEPTO, Inc. Speaker: Pete Wright.



    2022

  • Hurricane, WV - March 11-12 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training, Two Day Boot Camp sponsored by Community Autism Resources & Education Systems (CARES). Speakers Pete and Pam Wright.

  • Savannah, GA - March 17 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by A. Kelly Neal, Esq. and Georgia Legal Services Program. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Red Bluff, CA - March 25-26 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training sponsored by Tehama County SELPA. This event is private and organized for the Northern Region of California. Residents of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Plumas, Lassen, Sutter, and Yuba Counties only. Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Nashua, NH - March 31 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Parent Information Center of NH. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Burlington, VT April 14 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training, sponsored by Vermont Family Network. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Worcester, MA - September 29 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the HMEA Autism Resource Central. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Chico, CA - September 30 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Butte County SELPA. Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Oklahoma City, OK - October 4 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Sooner Success. Speaker: Wayne Steedman.

  • Atlanta, GA - October 27 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the National Down Syndrome Congress. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Albuquerque, NM - November 7-9 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training at the Annual Conference of Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • MD via ZOOM - November 16, 17 & 21 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training via ZOOM sponsored by the The Parents' Place of Maryland. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Detroit, MI December 2 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Autism Alliance of Michigan. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Ohio via ZOOM - December 2 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Ohio State School for the Blind. Speaker: Pete Wright.


    2021

  • Williamsburg, VA - January 10 - January 15 - William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) hosted by William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, and Wrightslaw. Attendees are selected by an application process.

  • March 4-6, 2021: Virtual Summit - Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates 23rd Annual Conference.

    Twenty-one years ago in our newsletter, we wrote that "COPAA is not a conference for theorists to discuss what should be, but is for the warriors who will fight battles in the trenches and the generals who will map strategy knowing what it is and how to do it. Applied techniques, tactics, strategy, war stories - it's all there at COPAA!" It continues its dominant presence! (Pete and Pam Wright will be there as attendees and it is undetermined if we will do any training.)

  • ATL, GA - March 31 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training LIVE or by ZOOM. Sponsored by A. Kelly Neal, Esq. and Georgia Legal Services Program. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • St. Mary's County, MD - May 14 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Partner's for Success. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • ABQ, NM - May 24 & 26 & 28 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by EPICS. This is the Annual Conference on Special Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs. This program will consist of four hours of Wrightslaw training as part of the EPICS Annual Conference via ZOOM. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • June 29-30, 2021: Special Education Law and Advocacy Mini Boot Camp via ZOOM sponsored by EFMP Family Support Joint Base Andrews. Download the flyer. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Clearwater, FL - August 3-4 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training, via ZOOM, sponsored by Family Network on Disabilities. This is a private staff training. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • OKC - Sept. 14 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training via ZOOM sponsored by Sooner Success. Speaker: Wayne Steedman, Esq.

  • OKC - Sept. 16 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training via ZOOM sponsored by Sooner Success. Speaker: Wayne Steedman, Esq.

  • Columbia, MD - October 12-13 - Columbia, MD - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training, via ZOOM, sponsored by The Parents' Place of Maryland. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Torrance, CA - November 4-5 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training, via ZOOM, sponsored by the Association of Educational Therapists. Speaker: Pete Wright.


    2020

  • Nashville, TN - August 14 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training by ZOOM. Sponsored by TN Voices. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Worldwide - USAF Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) staff training, closed to the public. - September 21, 23, and 25 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training by ZOOM. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Denver, CO - October 11 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training by ZOOM. Sponsored by Every Child Reading. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Park City, UT - November 10 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training by ZOOM. Sponsored by Park City READS. Speaker: Pete Wright.


    2019

  • Long Island, NY - January 25 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training co-sponsored by Long Island Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IDALIB) and Half Hollow Hills SEPTA. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Houston, TX - February 7 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Texas Chapter, Council for Learning Disabilities. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Macon, GA - February 21 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by A. Kelley Neal, Esq. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! DeKalb, IL - February 28 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by RAMP Center for Independent Living. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Toledo, OH - March 14 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Great Lakes Collaborative for Autism. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Louisville, KY - March 22 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the International Dyslexic Association Kentucky Branch. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Wichita, KS - March 28 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Coultis Law, LLC. Speaker: Pete Wright

  • Manassas, VA - April 5 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the The Arc of Greater Prince William/Insight. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Loveland, CO - April 25 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The Arc of Larimer County and The Arc of Weld County. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Columbia, MO - May 9- Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by MPACT. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Lebanon, IL - May 15- Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Scott AFB Airman and Family Readiness Center. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • York, PA - May 23 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Anchor Education Services, LLC. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Williamsburg, VA - July 28 - August 2 - William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) hosted by William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, and Wrightslaw. Attendees are selected by an application process.

  • York, SC - September 12 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by MaxAbilities of York County, SC. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! ABQ, NM - September 18 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs (EPICS). Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Wakefield, MA - October 4-5 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Boot Camp sponsored by Abled Advocacy, Inc. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • BWI, MD - October 24 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the The Parents' Place of Maryland. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Ann Arbor, MI - November 3 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Down Syndrome Support Team. Speaker: Wayne Steedman.

  • Reno, NV - December 5 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Newton Learning Center/Second Start. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! OKC, OK - December 11 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Oklahoma Parents Center. Speaker: Wayne Steedman.



    2018

  • Oakland, CA - February 8 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Oakland RiteCare Childhood Language Center. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Bradenton, FL - April 6-7 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Two Day Boot Camp sponsored by Family Network on Disabilities of Manatee/Sarasota, Inc. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • Kansas City, MO - April 24 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by MPACT Parent Training & Information. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • St. Louis, MO - April 26 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by MPACT Parent Training & Information. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Bowie, MD - May 4 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Loud Voices Together Educational Advocacy Group, Inc. Speaker: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • Williamsburg, VA - July 29 - August 3 - William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) sponsored by William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, and Wrightslaw. Attendees are selected by an application process.

  • Sold Out! - Los Angeles, CA - September 7 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training sponsored by the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Network of Southern California. Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Joint Base San Antonio, TX - September 12 - Private From Emotions to Advocacy Training - Military. Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • St. Paul, MN - September 20 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota . Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • San Jose, CA - October 11 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Parents Helping Parents. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Sold Out! - Dallas, TX - October 18 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Amy Green Consulting, LLC. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • College Park, MD - October 25 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The Parents' Place of Maryland. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Foxwoods Resort, CT - October 26 - Dyslexia: Legal Developments, the History and the Future, a Friday afternoon, 1.5 hour workshop at the Annual Conference of the International Dyslexia Association. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • New Orleans, LA - November 8 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by New Table Consulting, LLC. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • OKC, OK - December 6 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Sooner SUCCESS. Speaker: Wayne Steedman, Esq. Session full, registration is closed.

  • 2017

  • Lexington, SC - January 26 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Family Connections of South Carolina. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Cocoa Beach, FL - February 9 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsoed by Families Exploring Down Syndrome of Brevard, Inc. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Sold Out! Phoenix, AZ - February 23 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch, PLLC and Parent Support Arizona. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Sold Out @ 280! Greensboro, NC - March 13 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Autism Unbound. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • College Park, MD - March 16 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The Parents' Place of Maryland. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Anchorage, AK - March 24-25 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Two Day Boot Camp sponsored by Stone Soup Group. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • Chicago, IL - April 6 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training sponsored by Celebrate Differences, The Disability Awareness Center. Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Honolulu, HI - April 7-8 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Two Day Boot Camp sponsored by LD-ADHD Center of Hawaii. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • Pittsburgh, PA - April 22 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Pennsylvania Prader Willi Association. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Detroit/Waterford, MI - May 3 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Centria Healthcare Autism Services. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Dunedin, FL - May 13 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Family Network on Disabilities. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Napa Valley, CA - May 19 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Joanne Elizabeth Gouaux. Speaker: Pete Wright

  • Williamsburg, VA - July 30 - William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) sponsored by William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, and Wrightslaw. Attendees are selected by an application process.

  • SOLD OUT! Houston, TX - September 15 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Attention Deficit Disorders Association, Southern Region.Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Albuquerque, NM - September 19 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs - EPICS. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Charleston, SC - October 13 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Trident Academy. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Columbus, OH - October 20 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Lowell, MA - October 27-28 - Special Education Law and Advocacy 2-Day Boot camp sponsored by ABLED Advocacy, Inc. Speaker: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • 2016

  • February 12-14, 2016: St. Pete Beach, FL - Reunion and Advanced Advocacy Institute for graduates of the William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA). Hosted by the William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, Wrightslaw, and The Oklahoma Disability Law Center. Open only to ISEA graduates.

  • San Jose, CA - February 25 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Parents Helping Parents. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Rye Brook, NY - February 29 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by On With Learning, LLC. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Edinburg, TX - March 4 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Team Mario. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Private / Hybrid Training - March 9 - Charter Schools NYC Special Education Collaborative - closed to the public. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Private / Hybrid Training - March 19 - NYC Citywide Council on Special Education - closed to the public. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Arlington (outside Ft. Worth), TX - April 9 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training sponsored by the Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Wheeling, WV - April 22 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training sponsored by the Augusta Levy Learning Center. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Augusta, ME - April 28 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Southern Kennebec Child Development Corporation. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Sold Out! Bowie, MD - May 4-5 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Loud Voices Together Educational Advocacy Group, Inc. There will be an hour-long Question & Answer session followed by a "Meet and Greet" on Wednesday evening, May 4. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Ft. Lauderdale, FL - May 21 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Columbus, OH - July 3 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Williams Syndrome Association. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Williamsburg, VA - July 31 - August 5 - William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) sponsored by William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, Wrightslaw, and The Oklahoma Disability Law Center. Attendees are selected by an application process.

  • Sold Out! Tucson, AZ - August 18-19 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Two-Day Boot Camp sponsored by the Autism Society of Southern Arizona. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • Huntsville, AL - August 25 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The Autism Resource Foundation. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Roanoke, VA - September 15 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training - sponsored by Pure Ministries and Bonsack Baptist Church. Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Sold Out! Los Angeles, CA - October 20 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by AOTS Group. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Sold Out! Sturbridge, MA - October 27 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by HMEA Autism Resource Central. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Lafayette, IN - November 4 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Special Education Consulting - Pat Howey. Speakers: Pete and Pam Wright.

  • NYC Metro Area - November 10 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Kulanu Parent Advocacy and Resource Center (PARC). Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • New Orleans, LA - November 17 - 1st Annual Special Education Conference and Resource Expo featuring Wrightslaw: All about COMPLIANCE! sponsored by the Louisiana Special Education Cooperative. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Sold Out! Oklahoma City, OK - December 8 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc., and the Pervasive Parenting Center. Speaker: Pete Wright.

    The OKC program is FREE for parents, family members, and individuals who work with children with disabilities and are residents of Oklahoma.

  • 2015

  • Shreveport, LA - January 16 - Private Training - Caddo Parish Special Education, Department of Exceptional Children. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • St. Pete Beach, FL - February 12-14 - Reunion and Advanced Advocacy Institute for graduates of the William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA). Hosted by the William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, Wrightslaw, and The Oklahoma Disability Law Center. Open only to ISEA graduates.>

  • Corpus Christi, TX - January 24 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training sponsored by the Autism Spectrum Resource Center. Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Pensacola, FL - January 24 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Autism Pensacola, Inc. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Champaign, IL - January 31 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training sponsored by the Champaign County Down Syndrome Network.Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Lincroft, NJ - February 19 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Resources 4 Children, LLC. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Memphis, TN - February 26 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The ARC Tennessee. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Bakersfield, CA - March 6-7 - Two-Day Special Education Law and Advocacy Training (Boot Camp) sponsored by the H.E.A.R.T.S. Connection. Speaker: Pete Wright and Pam Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Albuquerque, NM - March 10 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the EPICS. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Little Rock AFB, AR - March 18 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training sponsored by the Airman and Family Readiness Center. Open to EFMP members of Little Rock Air Force Base. Closed to the public. Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Little Rock, AR - March 20 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training sponsored by the Arkansas Disability Coalition. Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Warwick (outside of Providence), RI - March 24 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Parent Support Network of Rhode Island. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Pittsburgh, PA - March 27 - Special Education Law Training sponsored by MOSAIC Teacher Preparation Program for public school special education directors and supervisors. Closed to the public. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Kansas City, KS (Overland Park) - April 10 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • South Charleston, WV - April 15 + 16 - Two-day Special Education Law and Advocacy Boot Camp sponsored by the West Virginia Advocates, Inc. Speakers: Pete Wright and Pam Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Clinton, MD (just outside of DC) - April 23 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Loud Voices Together Educational Advocacy Group, Inc. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • JFK Airport, NY (NYC Metro Area) May 14 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Kulanu Parent Advocacy and Resource Center (PARC). Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Knoxville, TN - June 17 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The ARC Tennessee. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Sold Out! Williamsburg, VA - August 2-7 - William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) Five-day training program hosted by William & Mary School of Law and co-hosted by PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, Wrightslaw and, The Oklahoma Disability Law Center. Attendees are selected by an application process. To see our webpage about last year's program click here.

  • Los Angeles, CA - August 14 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by H & H Associates. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Raleigh, NC - September 9 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Wake County Chapter Autism Society of North Carolina. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • West Columbia, SC - September 11 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by PRO-Parents of South Carolina. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • El Paso, TX - September 24 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Federal Bar Association, El Paso Chapter. Speaker: Wayne Steedman, Esq.

  • Richmond, VA - October 9 - Private Training - Partners in Policymaking. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Bradenton, FL - November 7 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Family Network on Disabilities of Manatee/Sarasota, Inc. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Oklahoma City, OK - December 3 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc. and Partners in Education Advocacy. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Sold Out! December 7 - Temecula, CA - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by AOTS Group. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • 2014

  • Richmond, VA - January 11 - Private Training - Partners in Policymaking. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Registration Closed/Sold Out@400 Oklahoma City, OK - January 15 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Oklahoma Disability Law Center and Partners in Education Advocacy. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT at 350, Waiting List Only! - Houston, TX - February 1 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Father's Joy, The Rise School of Houston, and Greater Clear Lake Families Exploring Down Syndrome.

  • SOLD OUT! - Despite snow, still on! - Kennewick, WA - February 8 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Down Syndrome Association of the Mid-Columbia. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! - Nashville, TN - March 13 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The Arc Tennessee. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Long Island, NY - March 21 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The Elija Foundation. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Albuquerque, NM - March 25 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by EPICS.Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Boise, ID - April 3 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Autism Society of Treasure Valley and the Treasure Valley Down Syndrome Association. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Madison, WI - April 10 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by ParSEC Wisconsin, LLC.,and co-sponsored by Integrated Development Services (IDS), Walbridge School, The Law Center for Children & Families and Wisconsin Family Ties.Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Little Rock, AR - April 26 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Arkansas Down Syndrome Association. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Valencia, CA - May 9 - (just outside Los Angeles) Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by H & H Associates. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • New York City - June 3 - Special Education Law and Charter Schools sponsored by NYC Special Education Collaborative. Conference open to all Educators, Administrators and Parents. Download the Conference Packet. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Lawrence, MA - June 26 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the ABLED Advocacy. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Chicago, IL - June 22 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Specific to Food Allergies. Sponsored by FARE, Food Allergy Research & Education's Annual Conference. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • SOLD OUT! Jackson, MS - July 24 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities (MSCCD). Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Birmingham, AL -August 2 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Southeastern Rett Syndrome Alliance. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Williamsburg, VA - August 3-8 - William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA). Five-day training program hosted by the William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, Wrightslaw, and The Oklahoma Disability Law Center. Attendees are selected by an application process.

  • Hampton Roads Area, VA - August 21 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Navy Mid-Atlantic Region Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP). Open to Navy Families enrolled in the EFMP. Other Services EFMP families may register on a space available basis. Download the training flyer here. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Wilton, CT (near New Haven/Stamford) October 23 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Advocate With Faith. Speaker: Pete Wright. Only 9 Seats Left!

  • Olympia, WA - October 25 - From Emotions to Advocacy Training co-sponsored by South Sound Parent to Parent and Tulalip Tribes. This training is now open to the public. Click here to register online! Speaker: Pat Howey.

  • Phoenix, AZ - October 30 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by Pathways School and Evaluation Center and Parent Support Arizona. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Grand Rapids, MI - November 1 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by the Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan. Speaker: Wayne Steedman.

  • McAllen, TX - November 6 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by TeamMario.org. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Des Moines, IA November 18 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by ASK Resource Center. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Sold Out! Temecula, CA - November 21 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by AOTS Group. Speaker: Pete Wright.

  • Oklahoma City, OK - December 4 - Special Education Law and Advocacy Training sponsored by The Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc. and Partners in Education Advocacy. Speaker: Pete Wright.

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