Trainings/Events Calendar


Events in June 2024

  • Parent Rights in Special Education

    Parent Rights in Special Education


    June 10, 2024

    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, such as parental participation, access to education records, informed consent, prior written notice, your right to disagree with school, and more.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

    Parent Rights in Special Education

  • When Parents and Schools Disagree

    When Parents and Schools Disagree


    June 11, 2024

    When Parents and Schools Disagree - This training session will delve into Louisiana’s Special Education dispute resolution options and what to do when you disagree with the school regarding your child’s special education services. We will discuss different informal and formal dispute resolutions options offered by the Louisiana Department of Education, and how to request one of the dispute resolution options.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

    When Parents and Schools Disagree

  • No More Summer Slide

    No More Summer Slide


    June 13, 2024

    No More Summer Slide - Summer is the perfect time for students of all ages to relax, but it’s also a time when learning loss and regression can occur. The “summer slide” can happen when children do not engage in educational activities during the summer months. This training will provide you with strategies and fun activities you can do over the long break to help prevent the summer slide.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

    No More Summer Slide

  • Hitting the High Points: An Overview of the Individualized Education Program

    Hitting the High Points: An Overview of the Individualized Education Program


    June 17, 2024

    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.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

    Hitting the High Points: An Overview of the Individualized Education Program

  • How to Write Ambitious IEP Goals

    How to Write Ambitious IEP Goals


    June 18, 2024

    How to Write Ambitious IEP Goals – Join us as we discuss some tips to help you focus on making your child’s IEP as complete as possible to ensure good outcomes. During this webinar, we will discuss measurable annual goals and how they are written, your role as an IEP team member and how to create a results driven IEP.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

     

    How to Write Ambitious IEP Goals

  • Related Services

    Related Services


    June 19, 2024

    Related Services - Children with disabilities are entitled to special education and related services. The IEP must contain a statement of the special education, related services and supplementary aids and services to be provided to the child. Participants will learn several critical elements used to determine what related services a student needs.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

    Related Services

  • Introduction to Work series, Part 1: Key Resources and Skills to Ensure Career Planning Success

    Introduction to Work series, Part 1: Key Resources and Skills to Ensure Career Planning Success


    June 20, 2024

    Introduction to Work series, Part 1: Key Resources and Skills to Ensure Career Planning Success - In this introduction to the 4-part series, we will learn the critical role families and professionals can play to support youth and young adults with disabilities in learning work and career readiness skills for successful employment.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

    Introduction to Work series, Part 1: Key Resources and Skills to Ensure Career Planning Success

  • Anti-Discrimination Laws & Students with Disabilities

    Anti-Discrimination Laws & Students with Disabilities


    June 24, 2024

    Anti-Discrimination Laws & Students with Disabilities - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are anti-discrimination laws. They prohibit schools from discriminating against students with disabilities. Join us and learn about your child’s important protections under these laws.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

     

    Anti-Discrimination Laws & Students with Disabilities

  • Getting and Keeping Your First Job

    Getting and Keeping Your First Job


    June 25, 2024

    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.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

    Getting and Keeping Your First Job

  • Introduction to Work series, Part 2: Key Laws That Support Youth and Career Readiness

    Introduction to Work series, Part 2: Key Laws That Support Youth and Career Readiness


    June 27, 2024

    Introduction to Work series, Part 2: Key Laws That Support Youth and Career Readiness – Join us for Part 2 of this series, where we will discuss the key laws that support youth and career readiness. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Rehabilitation Act, as well as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and others are important helps for future workers who have a disability.

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Presenter: Sharon Blackmon, FHF of GNO

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

    After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    REGISTER NOW

    Introduction to Work series, Part 2: Key Laws That Support Youth and Career Readiness

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