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Description: Information & Registration for Hybrid Training Series: Transportation - Bus drivers and transportation staff work directly with students with autism and are responsible for their and others' safety during the routes. Drivers and assistants are the first faces students see in the morning and the last ones in the afternoon. They are critical liaisons between home and school and often have more interaction with parents than other school staff. Beyond simply driving, transportation...
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12/3/2024 9:00 AM ET - 12/3/2024 3:30 PM ET, 2/7/2025 9:00 AM ET - 2/7/2025 3:30 PM ET, 3/12/2025 9:00 AM ET - 3/12/2025 3:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Inclusion Palooza - Teachers, paraprofessionals, related service providers, administrators, get ready for three days of action-packed, hands-on learning about inclusive practices. This series will take you on a journey through the disability rights movement, then launch you into the future of special education. Opening Act: Special Education History Inclusive Teaching Strategies Adapted Sports Headliner: Keynote: Paula Kluth, Make-and-Take Classroom Tools Encore: Inclusion...
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3/19/2025 8:30 AM ET - 3/19/2025 4:30 PM ET, 3/20/2025 8:30 AM ET - 3/19/2025 4:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - This training will be hosted by NAMI Virginia. Please register three weeks ahead of the workshop to ensure all training materials can be acquired. You can expect to be contacted by a NAMI Virginia representative to confirm your attendance promptly following your registration. ASIST is a two-day intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated course designed by LivingWorks to help caregivers recognize and review...
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5/13/2025 - 5/15/2025
Description: The 2025 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute will be held Tuesday, May 13 through Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Friday Conference Center, Chapel Hill, NC. Celebrating 25 years this year, the Inclusion Institute is a premier educational experience focused on evidence-informed inclusive practices. The theme is Honoring Our 25 Year History: Reflecting, Celebrating, and Advancing. The keynote speaker is Jordyn Zimmerman, an educator and disability advocate. She uses her personal...
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7/14/2025 - 7/17/2025
Description: The Youth Leadership Academy (YLA), formerly known as the Youth Leadership Forum, is one of the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities flagship training programs. Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are interested in becoming leaders in their school communities are strongly encouraged to apply as YLA delegates. To be eligible, a student must: have a disability, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (60% of participants must have...
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7/29/2025 9:00 AM ET - 7/29/2025 1:00 PM ET, 7/30/2025 9:00 AM ET - 7/30/2025 1:00 PM ET
Description: Save the date for the 19th Annual Opening Doors-Unlocking Potential: Creative Partnerships to Elevate Success on July 29-30, 2025. This two-day, virtual, statewide professional development event will continue its strong focus on effective strategies to positively impact academic outcomes for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind from birth to age 21.We will be using the Whova platform for this event, which will provide an interactive experience for attendees, including...