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COUNCIL OF PARENT ATTORNEYS ADVOCATES 3RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
March 3-5, 2000
Houston, Texas
Friday,March 3, 2000
408-01 *(2 tapes) Introduction to IEP Basics-Barbara Bateman, Ph.D.
408-02 *(2 tapes) What Tests are Used for What Pupose; What do they
Mean?-Hickman, Honeycutt
408-03 *(2 tapes) A Parent's Introduction to IDEA and 504-Wright, Esq; Darr
Wright, M.A., M.S.W.
408-04 *(2 tapes) Matula and the Recovery of Damages Under 1983-Rebecca Spar,
Esq and panel
408-05 *(2 tapes) Strategies and techniques to use in Negotiating IEPs-Bateman,
Ph.D.
408-06 *(2 tapes) Uses and Misuses of Tests; Examination & Cross-exam;
Finding & Presenting Experts
408-07 *(2 tapes) Basic Legal Research for Parents and Advocates-Brice L. Palmer
408-08 *(2 tapes) Using the New IDEA Regulations to Maximum
Advantage-Klebanoff,Esq;Terezakis,Esq.
Saturday, March 4, 2000
408-10 GENERAL SESSION: Review & Discussion of Major Judicial
Decisions-Gran, Esq; Gilhool,Esq.
408-11 *(2 tapes) Preparing a Case for Due Process-Dobel,Esq; Vanaman, Esq;
panel
408-12 *(2 tapes) Preparing Parents for an IEP Meeting (Part 1)-Patricia L.
Howey; Martha Farris
408-13 *(2 tapes) Representing Students with Traumatic Brain Injury-Torin D.
Togut, Esq.
408-14 *(2 tapes) A Blueprint for Assuring Your SEA Does its Job-Mary E.
Broadhurst, Esq.
408-15 *(2 tapes) Introduction: Access to and Disclosure of Education
Records-Jane F. Reid, Esq.
408-16 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lilliam Rangel-Diaz, Board Member, National Council on
Disablility
408-17 Presenting a Case in Due Process-Kamleiter, Esq; Whiteside, Esq; and
panel
408-18 Preparing Parents for an IEP Meeting (Part 2)-Patricia L Howey and Martha
Farris
408-19 ADR Options to Resolve the "Real" Problems Underlying
Disputes-Lynwood E Beekman, Esq.
408-20 Reed v. Schultz: Can Hearing Officers Be Independent?-Prof. Geoffrey
Schultz
408-21 How Parents & Advocates Should Use Computers and Related
Technology-Sarah R Peterson
408-22 2ND GENERAL SESSION: Litigation Approaches to Special Education
Issues-Panel
Sunday, March 5, 2000
408-23 3RD GENERAL SESSION: Lay Advocacy and the Arons Decision-David Vladeck,
Esq.; Panel
408-24 Why Parents Need an Advocate-Trea Graham; Catherine M Fitzgibbons Scott
Ethical Considerations of Lay Advocacy-Matthew D Cohen, Esq.
408-26 Advantages, Pitfalls and Economics of Mediation-Klebanoff, Esq;
Terezakis, Esq.
408-28 Positive Behavior Supports: IEP and Discipline Considerations-William
L.E. Dussault, Esq.
408-29 LUNCH: Speaker, S. James Rosenfeld, Executive Director, COPAA
408-30 (2 tapes) 4TH GENERAL SESSION: Granted, the Law on Discipline is a
Mess-So, Let's Get
Practical-an
Exchange of Tips and Strategies-Panel