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 will also 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.
Organization
INCLUDE Project, Mithoff Pro Bono Program
INCLUDE enables students with interests in disability and probate law 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, September 1
- Project Time
- 6:30pm-8:30pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 4 hours, including training
- Training
- Thursday, August 27, 6:30-8:30 PM (Zoom)
- Skills used
- Community education/outreach; client interviewing/counseling
- Project location
- Zoom
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 10
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Spanish preferred but not necessary; students with a background in teaching are strongly encouraged to volunteer; students with an interest in social justice, education, and/or disability law are strongly encouraged to volunteer.
- To Apply
- Register at https://speakseptf20.eventbrite.com