Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC)

Enhancing Arizona’s Parent Networks
 www.azeapn.org
ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Special Education Advisory Panel
This invitation is extended to parents of children with disabilities. Are you interested in serving on a panel charged with providing policy guidance with respect to special education and related services for children with disabilities? Then, the Arizona State Board of Education invites you [...]

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Advocacy Training
Special Education Law & Your Child’s Rights
Presented by Supreme Court Winning Lawyer & U.S.
Special Ed Law Expert
Peter Wright, Esq.
www.wrightslaw.com
Save the Date!
When: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Where: Tucson, Arizona
Place: TBA
Price: TBA
To become involved and/or to receive the latest details go
to www.pilotparents.org, e-mail ppsa@pilotparents.org or
call 520-324-3150
This special education and advocacy conference is [...]

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Lisa Meyerson Marshall, our VP of Strategic Relationships, continues to recommend this program strongly.

Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona
Announces
Partners in Policymaking
A FREE Leadership Training for self-advocates & parents of children with disabilities
Partners in Policymaking is an innovative leadership training program for parents of children with disabilities and for adults with disabilities. The program is designed to [...]

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TURNING STUDENTS INTO ADVOCATES
By Dan Coulter
Do you get angry? I get angry. Oh, I’m pretty calm about most things. But when I hear about kids taking advantage of a child on the autism spectrum, my first thoughts involve swift and terrible punishment. Then I peel myself off the ceiling and think in more practical terms.
I [...]

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Lisa Meyerson Marshall wrote a letter to the Editor at the Arizona Republic:
How can it be that health insurance doesn’t cover autism?
We’re curious, what’s your experience with health insurance covering services needed by your child with special needs?

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Folks: This training program is incredible and I highly recommend it.
Lisa Dee Meyerson Marshall
Dear Partners,
I’ve attached the new Partners application for program year 2008-2009. Please disseminate to any families or self-advocates that you know that could benefit from the Partners training.
Thanks for helping get the application out in your communities.
Karen Kelsch
Program Coordinator
Partners in Policymaking
Pilot Parents [...]

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Announcment courtesy of Lisa Meyerson Marshall:
Arizona Center for Disability Law
Special Education STAT Advocate
Phoenix Office
This one year position will staff the STAT (Short Term Assistance Team) in the Center’s Phoenix office and respond to initial requests for assistance from persons with disabilities who have special education related legal issues. The purpose of this position is to [...]

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From Barbra Ross, Parent Information Network Specialist at the Arizona Department of Education’s
Exceptional Student Services:
AzDAC ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY TRAINING DAY
Sponsored by Arizona Disability Advocacy Coalition (AzDAC)
February 5th 2008
1:30 – 8:00 PM
Black Canyon Conference Center
9440 N 25th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85021
602.944.0569
The goals of this training are to help you:
• Understand how the legislative process works
• Advocate for [...]

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