Legal Rights and Advocacy Workshop

A workshop for parents and professionals on the legal rights of students with disabilities and learning differences in the K-12 education system.

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A Cause for Celebration 2011

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Learning Rights will honor:

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Breaking Education Barriers Award/Pro Bono

Steven Wyner
Outstanding Education Attorney

Lucie Hinden
Justice in Education Award

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Devon Rios Interview in LA Weekly

Devon Rios – Equal Justice Works Fellow, sponsored by Munger Tolles & Olson was recently featured in L.A. Weekly Magazine.

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Be a T.I.G.E.R.

A parent is a child’s best advocate so LRLC offers “Hands-On, Self-Advocacy Training for At-Risk Communities,” an intensive program that teaches parents about education rights and provides them with practical skills to advocate for their children.

To learn more about the T.I.G.E.R program, Click Here.

Lost Educational Opportunities in Alternative Settings: Janeen Steel

March 12, 2009,

Janeen Steel, Executive Director Learning Rights Law Center, testifies at a US Congressional hearing in Washington DC, regarding lost educational opportunities in alternative settings.

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Changing Lives Through Education Advocacy...

William,

William S. is a 7-year-old boy with autism, attending school within Long Beach USD. William had a very chaotic and traumatic early childhood, with virtually no early intervention services. As such, he is significantly behind his peers in terms of his communication and social-emotional development. Read more...

Nathan,

Nathan is 5 year old, talkative and energetic Kindergartener who often could not sit still long enough to follow a story or class assignment. Nathan does not yet know his alphabet, numbers or how to read basic words and was forced to sit at the teachers desk daily to work on assignments. Read more...