Description

Requirements:

• Attend all weekly sessions
• Shadow an advocate at a special education meeting
• Advocate for four families of children with disabilities

Training will cover:

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• State law
• No Child Left Behind
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Spring 2011 dates
(Thursdays, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. CST):

• January 13
• January 20
• January 27
• February 3
• February 10
• February 17
• February 24
• March 3
• March 10
• March 17
• March 24
• March 31

The training is held twice every year in multiple sites across the state.

Fee: $30

For more information, visit http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/vap/ or contact meghan.m.burke@vanderbilt.edu or (615) 585-1420.

Click the link at the bottom of this page to view and print an application. If you have questions about the application, contact meghan.m.burke@vanderbilt.edu or (615) 585-1420.

Collaborating Agencies

• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
• Arc of Davidson County
• Arc of the Mid-South
• Arc of Williamson County
• Connections for Disability and Employment-University of Tennessee
• East Tennessee State University
• LifeLine
• Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP)
• Susan Gray School
• University of Tennessee-Boling Center
• University of Tennessee at Martin
• West Tennessee Healthcare