Hard of Hearing and Deafness Legal Update: Protection and Entitlements from Birth to Adult

PD: Sp Ed IP | This program is completed

1117 Williston Rd South Burlington, VT 05403 United States

TBD

Parents, educators, leaders, professionals who work with DHH Individuals

5/2/2019 (one day)

8:30 AM-3:30 AM EDT on Th

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$210.00

This interactive session will provide an overview of laws protecting children and adults who are hard of hearing or deaf. It will also offer valuable information for professionals in education and elsewhere regarding legal requirements, rights, and relevant scenarios from case law to avoid the potential pitfalls presented by these laws.

Participants will gain greater understanding of:
- Meaning of “appropriate”
- Assistive technology
- Supplemental aids and services
- Communication mode vs. educational methodology
- Transition from Part C to Part B (Transition from Early Intervention to Preschool)
- Transition to post-secondary vocational and educational settings
- Beyond professional licensure and certification
- Section 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act

  • Audience: Parents, special educators, school administrators, professionals who work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) individuals (audiologists, teachers of the Deaf, interpreters), vocational professionals, and related state program administrators.
  • CART and ASL interpreters will be provided.
Goldstein, Bruce

Bruce A. Goldstein is Special Counsel with the law firm of Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, in Buffalo, New York. He holds the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School (1972), where he graduated cum laude. He concentrates his practice in the areas of Education Law, Disability Law, Estate Planning, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, and Health Law. He is a past instructor (for 19 years) at the State University of New York at Buffalo Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence. Mr. Goldstein is a recipient of the Erie County Bar Association Special Service award and the Buffalo News Citizen of the Year Award. Mr. Goldstein is also a member of Leadership Buffalo, and a member of the New York State and Erie County Bar Associations and several of their committees.