Egyptian Arabic preferred
Students will facilitate small group sessions and guide parents through activities designed to educate them about their special education rights and how to access appropriate services for their children. Our presentation and activities also will touch on changes being made in the law and in schools given the current global health crisis. Students will help families make a plan to lobby school staff for the special education services best suited to meet their child’s needs. The Arabic interpreter will facilitate conversation between law students, attorneys, and Arabic-speaking parents. The interpreter will also assist the parents in asking questions during the group presentation.
Organization
INCLUDE Project, Mithoff Pro Bono Program
INCLUDE enables students to provide free legal services to persons with disabilities and their families. INCLUDE is an internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program, in partnership with the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.
Project Details
- Project Date
Tuesday, November 18
- Project Time
- 5:30pm-7:30pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 2 hours, including training
- Skills used
- Community education/outreach; client interviewing/counseling
- Project location
- Virtual
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 1
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Arabic language skills required (Egyptian Arabic preferred)
- To Apply
- To volunteer email Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu