Disability Rights Consortium Webcast Sept 24th - focus of this meeting will be on Charter Schools

The next meeting of the Disability Rights Consortium will take place on Wednesday September 24^th from 9:30-11:00 at Equip for Equality (20 N. Michigan, Suite 300).  

The focus of this meeting will be on CHARTER SCHOOLS.  Our speaker will be Charlie Wysong, a Skadden Fellow and Equip for Equality Staff Attorney whose fellowship is focused on students with disabilities in charter schools.  

A captioner will be available at meeting.  If you need any other accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact me by Friday September 19^th. 

The meeting will be webcast on www.illinoislegaladvocate.org  Just click on “Calendar” and then click on the link for the Consortium meeting to access the meeting remotely. 

Please forward this meeting announcement to others who may be interested in this issue.

Our October meeting will be on October 22^nd with Laura Paul, the Chief of the Illinois Attorney General Disability Rights Bureau, speaking about the work of her office. 

The meeting is eligible for 1.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education credit for Illinois attorneys.