Trainings/Events Calendar

Parent Rights in Special Education - Join us as we discuss the rights that parents have when it comes to their child’s special education and related services:

• Parental participation;
• Access to education records;
• Iinformed consent;
• Prior written notice;
• Independent Education Evaluation;
• Your right to disagree with school

Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

Co-Host:  FHF at the Crossroads

Audience:  Parents, self-advocates, or professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.

To register, click on the link below. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

IEPs and Behavior and Discipline - Oh My!  The title covers it all! In this training we will talk about the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process, functional behavior assessments, and disciplinary issues in school.

Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

Co-Host:  FHF of Greater Baton Rouge

Audience:  Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.

To register, click on the link below. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Getting and Keeping Your First Job - Getting and then keeping a job for someone with a disability can be tough. This training will go over why work is important, challenges for youth, the labor market, disability disclosure, accommodations and more.

Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

Co-Host: ASGNO

Audience:  Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.

To register, click on the link below. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Getting and Keeping Your First Job - Getting and then keeping a job for someone with a disability can be tough. This training will go over why work is important, challenges for youth, the labor market, disability disclosure, accommodations and more.

Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

Audience:  Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.

To register, click on the link below. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Hitting the High Points: An Overview of The Individualized Education Program - Are you new to Special Education and about to experience your child’s first IEP? Or have you been questioning whether your child’s IEP is all it should be? This webinar will take a birds-eye look at this plan that drives your child’s education and services. We will talk about the purpose of the document, what it should include, who develops it, and how students can be involved in the process of planning their educational journey.

Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

Co-Host: FHF SWLA

Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals working with students with disabilities or special healthcare needs.

To register, click on the link below. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.