Your Voice Matters: Special Education Basics [Cantonese]
Presented in Cantonese. When your child faces difficulties at school, you want to know what support the school can offer. Special education is one way schools provide support to […]
Presented in Cantonese. When your child faces difficulties at school, you want to know what support the school can offer. Special education is one way schools provide support to […]
Curious about your next step? Join us for a day full of learning and fun! At the fair you will learn about: -Vocational and Employment Support -Day Programs -Community […]
Join DREDF’s advocates as we walk through the requirements in federal and state special education law regarding behaviors at school. What must a school do, and how can a 504 […]
Únase a los defensores de DREDF para repasar los requisitos de la legislación federal y estatal sobre educación especial en lo que se refiere al comportamiento en la escuela. ¿Qué […]
The California Disability Leadership Alliance is excited to announce our 2nd annual CDLA Day of Action at the Capitol. Join us on the California Capitol West Steps to rally for our rights […]
Transition to adulthood is full of uncertainty, but the IDEA, Section 504, and the ADA, plus available resources, help ensure our high school students begin preparing for a thriving and […]
La transición a la vida adulta está llena de incertidumbre; sin embargo, la Ley de Educación para Individuos con Discapacidades (IDEA - por sus siglas en inglés), la Sección 504 […]
When HUD's May 22, 2026 memo ended federal fair housing enforcement for disabled people with emotional support animals, it changed the agency's posture—not the law. This webinar breaks down what […]
California's mental health system, administered through counties, offers a number of housing programs and supports that are potentially available to CARE Court respondents and other clients with mental health disabilities. […]
About the Conference Join us for the 2026 Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, hosted by the Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and the UC Davis MIND Institute, for […]
Join DREDF, in partnership with the Center for Independent Living (CIL), for an evening of conversation and connection with author, Dara Baldwin, about her journey to become a disability activist […]
Join California Connect and Disability Rights California for a free webinar about disability rights, communication access, and available resources. This webinar will cover: -Disability rights and communication access […]
Begin our deep dive into the special education process with a foundation on the six principles of the IDEA and other federal and state laws that play a role in […]
Este seminario web será la primera parte de la Academia de Educación Especial, una nueva serie de 10 partes que se realizará mensualmente hasta junio de 2026. La serie enseñará […]
This year’s theme is Disability Culture: Loud, Proud, Unstoppable. We're putting the “lit” in disability by honoring the resilience, pride, collaboration, and ingenuity of our community in the face […]
Come with us as we begin to dig into the Procedural Safeguards--a.k.a. parents' rights--and explore the tools parents, families, and even students can use when things begin to go sideways. […]
If you receive home care, you are also an employer — whether you hire through IHSS or privately. That means a task list, a paycheck, a set of legal obligations, […]
Acompáñenos a conocer más a fondo las garantías procesales, también conocidas como derechos de los padres, y exploraremos las herramientas que los padres, las familias e incluso los estudiantes pueden […]
This workshop will address disability access and accommodations in colleges and universities. Presenters will discuss what accommodations are, students' rights to receive accommodations, and how to advocate for and enforce […]
An estimated 25% of Americans are people with disabilities. Unfortunately, clients and prospective clients with disabilities too frequently encounter barriers to accessing legal services. Attorneys can play a major role in reducing these barriers to better serve clients with and without disabilities. This training will explore readily accessible lawyering, an approach to legal services […]
Now that we know the basics of the IDEA and parent rights in the process, how do we begin? What is the first step to take to get a student an IEP, and what are the parts of the process? Come explore evaluations with us and learn why they are so important to understand. This […]
Ahora que conocemos los conceptos básicos de la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA) y los derechos de los padres en el proceso, ¿cómo empezamos? ¿Cuál es el primer paso para que un estudiante obtenga un Programa de Educación Individualizado (IEP) y cuáles son las partes del proceso? Acompáñenos a explorar las evaluaciones […]
As the clock ticks down towards the IEP meeting to review the assessment reports and other parts of the evaluation, how do we understand what has been assessed? How do we understand the numbers on the page? What information does the IEP team need from an evaluation to build the IEP itself? We'll answer these […]
A medida que se acerca la reunión del Programa de Educación Individualizado (IEP) para revisar los informes de evaluación y otras partes del proceso, ¿cómo podemos comprender qué se ha evaluado? ¿Cómo interpretamos los números en el informe? ¿Qué información necesita el equipo del IEP de una evaluación para elaborar el propio plan? Responderemos estas […]
Join us as we introduce the annual goals of the Individualized Education Program (IEP), the accountability mechanism that provides access to education and ensures students receive free appropriate public education (FAPE) in their IEPs. What does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) say about goals, and where do the goals come from? What kinds […]
Acompáñenos mientras presentamos los objetivos anuales del Programa de Educación Individualizada (IEP), el mecanismo de rendición de cuentas que brinda acceso a la educación y garantiza que los estudiantes reciban una educación pública gratuita y adecuada (FAPE) en sus IEP. ¿Qué dice la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA) sobre los objetivos y […]
Join us as we go over the legal standards for goals, the formula for writing SMART Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals, and everything from the baseline to short-term objectives to the annual goal itself. We’ll give examples of good goals and help you understand the goals in your child’s IEP. Be sure to bring the […]
Acompáñenos mientras repasamos los estándares legales de los objetivos, la fórmula para crear objetivos SMART del Programa Educativo Individualizado (IEP) y todo lo relacionado con los objetivos, desde los puntos de referencia hasta los objetivos a corto plazo y el objetivo anual en sí. Proveeremos ejemplos de objetivos apropiados y le ayudaremos a entender los […]
Join us as we talk through accommodations and modifications during the school day. What can accommodations look like? What are modifications? How do we tell the difference between the two? How do they relate to goals and services in the IEP (or 504 Plan)? *CART (live captions) provided. Contact pti@dredf.org for any accommodations you […]