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CUESTA COLLEGE HOSTS 17TH Annual Central Coast Learning Disabilities
Conference - “Transitions: Rights and Responsibilities” ON NOVEMBER 18
Cuesta
College is again hosting the Central Coast Learning Disabilities
Conference. This year’s 17th annual conference, “Transitions: Rights and
Responsibilities,” is scheduled Friday, November 18, at the Cuesta
College San Luis Obispo Campus. The conference will feature Jeanne
Kincaid J.D., a nationally known disability lawyer, as a keynote
speaker. Early registration is encouraged.
Kincaid has
represented public schools, colleges and
universities nationwide on a host of disability and special education
issues, including the physical accessibility requirements imposed by the
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. She is a
contributing author to Section 504, the ADA and the Schools and
Disability Compliance for Higher Education.
Kincaid has
been a special education hearing officer and mediator for the State of
New Hampshire, and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the
University of New Hampshire's Graduate School of Education, Antioch
University and Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Kincaid
also worked in an advisory capacity with AHEAD, a national organization
with membership consisting of higher education staff that coordinate
services for students with disabilities. She has held staff attorney
positions with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil
Rights, the Oregon Department of Education, and served as a hearing
officer for the Oregon Bureau of Labor and the New Hampshire Department
of Education.
Kincaid is
a 1982 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law.
This year’s
topic, “Transitions: Rights and Responsibilities,” will be geared toward
educators and parents as they guide their students and children though
various transition processes. Whether moving from high school to
college, or from school to the work force, young people with learning
disabilities often must overcome a variety of challenges. This can be
challenging for parents and educators unfamiliar with the next step in
the child or students growing process. Kincaid will discuss the various
rights that these young men and women have, along with their
responsibilities in the process as they begin to take care of their own
needs rather than their parents.
The Annual
Learning Disabilities Conference is traditionally held in the fall of
each year. The conference began in 1988 due to the generosity of Mary
Ann Trevathan, who set up a small perpetual endowment in honor of her
late husband, William Larrick Trevathan. The purpose of the endowment is
to provide a conference or other activities that will benefit the Cuesta
College Disabled Student Programs and Services and the students it
serves. The conference is partially paid for by funds from the
endowment, a registration fee for participants, and donations from
sponsors. It is a great community outreach activity.
This conference is designed for
teachers, persons with learning disabilities, parents, and anyone
interested in knowing more about the subject. Topics have included
memory and learning, appropriate accommodations, auditory processing,
reading fluency and a variety of psychological disorders that sometimes
accompany with learning disabilities.
The
conference cost is $60 before October 20, $70 after. Scholarships are
available for parents and students needing financial assistance to
attend. Scholarship information is available on the Cuesta College
Disabled Students Programs and Services website
at
http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/DSPS.
Registration for the conference is now underway through Cuesta College
Community Programs. To register please call 546-3132 or go online to
http://www.communityprograms.net.
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