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1. Changes to Threshold for Withholding Due to Wage Assignments
   Information on changes to the minimum earnings requirements for garnishments
   Author: David Yen, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
   Updated: 08/25/2010
2. Discipline in the IDEA
   This training discusses the rules and guidelines that apply for an IDEA.
   Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
   Updated: 08/23/2010
3. Disability Rights Consortium - Disability Harassment
   Professor Mark Weber will be discussing Disability Harassment.
   Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
   Updated: 08/02/2010
4. Disability Rights Consortium: Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education
   Adele Rapport will be speaking about the work of OCR and her ideas about collaborating with the disability community.
   Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
   Updated: 08/02/2010
5. Special Education Training
   A training on special education issues for volunteers and interns working with Equip For Equality
   Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
   Updated: 01/28/2010
6. Special Education Training
   This seminar will cover, eligibility, FAPE, LRE, IEPs, Transition Planning, Accommodations and Modifications, Related Services, Placement, Legal Standards, and Advocacy Tips.
   Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
   Updated: 11/04/2009
7. Special Education Training 2009
   Special Education Training for volunteers and interns working with Equip For Equality.
   Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
   Updated: 09/03/2009
8. Special Education Helpline Training
   This training will prepare attorneys to work on the Special Education Helpline at Equip for Equality.
   Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
   Updated: 08/19/2009
9. Individualized Education Program Meetings for Students with Special Education Needs
   This training will provide information on representing juveniles with special education needs at IEP meetings.
   Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
   Updated: 02/06/2009
10. Special Education Clinic Training: IEP and Expulsion
    Webcast of Special Education Clinic Training held by Equip for Equality recorded on 04.09.08
    Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
    Updated: 12/09/2008
11. Legal Rights and Resources for Youth Without Housing
    A manual for issues relating to homeless youth, including education, public benefits, heathcare, etc.
    Author: Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
    Updated: 11/21/2008
12. Disability Rights Consortium - Special Education and School Discipline
    This meeting will focus on the intersection of special education and school discipline, including issues involving the juvenile justice system.
    Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
    Updated: 05/29/2008
13. Special Education Clinic Training 2008
    Information on special education issues for people with disabilities
    Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
    Updated: 02/06/2008
14. Disabilities Guidebook: Relief from Student Loans
    Describes the program that allows you to discharge or defer student loans if you are disabled or if you care for a disabled person
    Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 01/23/2008
15. CARPLS Volunteer Attorney Training: Consumer Law and Bankruptcy
    Explains basic consumer law and bankruptcy concepts for attorneys
    Presenter(s): David Yen, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/13/2007
16. Practical Tips for Handling Special Education Issues
    Information on basic concepts in special education law for non-special education lawyers
    Presenter(s): Matthew D. Cohen, Olga Pribyl, Consuelo Puente, Debra J. Wysong
    Updated: 11/09/2007
17. What Educational Rights Do Homeless Children Have?
    Information about which schools homeless children can attend and what services the school must provide
    Author: Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
    Updated: 06/19/2007
18. Parents' Guide to Suspensions and Expulsion in Illinois Public Schools
    Describes the procedures that public schools must follow when suspending or expelling students and explains the rights parents have when their child is suspended or expelled
    Author: Wallace C. Winter, Supervising Attorney for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 04/03/2007
19. Disabilities Guidebook: Special Education and Related Services
    Students with disabilities shall receive a free appropriate public education under the federal Individual With Disabilities Education Act
    Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 03/30/2007
20. Education Law
    Information about special education for disabled children.
    Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
    Updated: 03/29/2007
21. Children's Law, HIV/AIDS, & Disability Law Training
    Explains Children's Law and DCFS cases, HIV/AIDS, and miscellaneous Disability Law issues for new attorneys and paralegals
    Presenter(s): Richard Cozzola, Michelle Gilbert and Wally Winter, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 03/16/2007
22. How to Get Services for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers with Disabilities
    Explains how a parent can get special services for children under the age of 3
    Author: The Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 01/10/2007
23. School Expulsion Hearings Training for Pro Bono Attorneys
    Video training about school expulsion hearing opportunities for volunteer attorneys
    Presenter(s): Monica Llorente and Monica Mahan, Bluhm Legal Clinic
    Updated: 11/21/2005
24. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
    An overview of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
    Author: Wally Winter & Larry Parham, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/11/2005
25. Securing Special Education Services for DCFS Wards
    Examines the special education laws and describes how proactive advocates can help to implement specialized education programs to improve the lives of DCFS wards
    Author: Laurene M. Heybach, Director of the Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and Wallace C. Winter, Director of the Disability Law Project of the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/13/2005
26. School Discipline for DCFS Wards Not in Special Education Programs
    Overview of school disciplinary systems in relation to DCFS wards not in special education programs
    Author: Laurene M. Heybach, Director of the Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and Wallace C. Winter, Director of the Disability Law Project of the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 09/13/2005
27. Major Changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2005
    Summary of changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, effective July 1, 2005
    Author: Larry Parham & Wallace Winter, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 07/26/2005
28. Requesting an Accommodation at Work and College
    Video on requesting an accommodation at work or college for people with disabilities
    Presenter(s): Alan Goldstein, Equip for Equality
    Updated: 06/06/2005
29. IDEA 2004 - What Has Changed in Special Education Training
    Explains important changes under the IDEA - 2004
    Presenter(s): Howard Rosenblum, Equip for Equality
    Updated: 06/03/2005
30. Making Information Technology Accessible to People with Disabilities
    Video on access to information technology for people with disabilities
    Presenter(s): Bob Alvarez, Great Lakes ADA & IT Center; Ken Walden, Access Living; E.G. Enbar, Equip for Equality
    Updated: 04/27/2005
31. Procedures and Rights of Homeless Children in Chicago
    Settlement Agreement that read in conjunction with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the Illinois Education for Homeless Act governs the procedures and rights of homeless children in Chicago
    Author: Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
    Updated: 12/22/2004
32. Addressing the School Segregation of Children Experiencing Homelessness
    This article examines the segregation that homeless children in Chicago experience in education
    Author: Rene Heybach, Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
    Updated: 12/13/2004
33. Student Loans
    Information about discharge, defenses, delinquency, default, and taxes.
    Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
    Updated: 12/10/2004
34. Resolving Disputes with School Districts
    Information for attorneys about how to resolve conflicts with school districts. Emphasis is on the requirements for the fair hearing of disputes involving students with disabilities.
    Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
    Updated: 12/10/2004
35. Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Youth
    Video training session on educational rights of homeless children and youth
    Presenter(s): Rene Heybach & Patricia Nix-Hodes, Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
    Updated: 06/03/2004
36. Disabilities Guidebook: Educational Records and Privacy
    Explains privacy rights and other rights with respect to education records that federal and state laws give to parents and students
    Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 11/19/2002
37. Disabilities Guidebook: Parent Training and Information Programs
    Information for parents of children with disabilities and persons who work with those parents about training and information to help them meet the educational needs of the children
    Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 11/19/2002

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