Celebrating Forty Years of Learning Under Section 504 Please join the U.S. Department of Education for a Rehabilitation Act of 1973 40th anniversary event, “Forty Years of Learning Under Section 504,” on September 26, 2013. Experts, youth, and leaders in the disability communities of the past, present, and future will join senior Administration officials, including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, to discuss the importance of Section 504 and help honor its 40th anniversary. The event will emphasize the importance of accommodations, specifically in education, and highlight today’s leaders in the youth disability communities and individuals who worked to help pass the law as youth in the 1970s. Date & Time: This Thursday - September 26, 2013, 9:30am-11:00am ET Location: U.S. Department of Education Barnard Auditorium 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 This event is open to the public so please pass this invitation along to interested parties. Please RSVP by Wednesday at Noon to Erica Fernandez at [email protected] with your name, affiliation, and email address. A sign language interpreter will be present. If you require other accommodations to attend this event, please contact Helen Boyer at [email protected]. This email was sent to [email protected] by U.S. Department of Education · 400 Maryland Ave · Washington DC 20202 · 800-USA-LEARN __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 1 Visit Your Group LaDisability Talk is an information and referral product of the Louisiana Parent Training & Information Center (LaPTIC). The LaPTIC is a statewide project of Families Helping Families of Jefferson, funded through a grant from OSEP, USDOE through Part D of IDEA. Opinions contained herein do not necessarily represent those of the funding source, LaPTIC or FHF Jefferson and no endorsement should be inferred. The views and actions expressed by participants of the LaDisability Talk list serv do not necessarily represent those of the Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center or Families Helping Families of Jefferson. This is a moderated talk list. Messages to the list serv are reviewed before being approved. Information deemed inappropriate or not within the purpose of the talk list or Mission of Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center and Families Helping Families of Jefferson will be censored. LaPTIC hopes that members will share resources, post notices, celebrate successes, ask for support when needed. Please encourage others to join LaDisability Talk by e-mailing to LaDisabilityTalk-subscribe@yahoogroups. Visit the LaDisability Talk website to edit your membership, view files, photos or archived messages: groups.yahoo/group/LaDisabilityTalk/ Please contact the moderator for support or information. Visit fhfjefferson to register for online classes or view other resources through our LaPTIC website. Thanks for your participation! Cindy Arceneaux, Moderator [email protected], 504 888 9111 or toll free 800 766 7736 FHF Jefferson and LaPTIC 201 Evans Rd, Bldg 1, Suite 100, Harahan, La. 70123 Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback . __,_._,___
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