[BHS etree] SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS: IEPs and 504 Plans; Also an Autism Event

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Two events are upcoming which may interest families of special needs
students:
(1) March 8: How to Plan an Individualized Educational Program for
Your Child with Special Needs
(2) April 19: The Autism Journey: An evening with Kamran Nazeer in
conversation with KFOG's Peter Finch

(1)
IEPs and 504 Plans
How to Plan an Individualized Educational Program for Your Child with
Special Needs

A Free Informational Program for Parents and Professionals
Thursday, March 8, 2007, 7-9 pm
Presented by STEPHEN ROSENBAUM, a staff attorney with Protection &
Advocacy's Oakland office, specializing in the educational rights of
students with disabilities, and is the father of a young adult with
disabilities.  He also teaches courses in disability rights and mental
health advocacy at UC Berkeley and Stanford law schools.

Aurora School Auditorium, 40 Dulwich Rd., Oakland
Directions available at www.auroraschool.org
Entrance from driveway is accessible.
RSVP via email to: BoardFCCNCalif at gmail.com> 

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(2)
The Autism Journey: An evening with Kamran Nazeer in conversation with
KFOG's Peter Finch

Parents of children with autism may be interested in a book discussion
with Kamran Nazeer, author of "Send in the Idiots: Stories from the
Other Side of Autism."

Thursday, April 19th 7:30 PM
Maud Fife Room, Wheeler Hall
University of California, Berkeley

To make reservations, request disability accommodations, or for more
information: 
Call Andrea Dye at 510-644-2555, ext. 229 (Please call at least 72
hours in advance for accommodations.)
Suggested donation: $20

Sponsored by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Co-sponsored by the Disability Studies Program, University of
California at Berkeley