[Information for Parents and Families] Education Legal Issues Seminars

Disability Connect is pleased to announce our second round of Education Legal Issues seminars for 2016. Click here to view the flier.  To book please contact us on 09 636 0351 or admin@disabilityconnect.org.nz.  Please provide a phone number and email address when booking.

Education Legal Issues

A presentation by Nan Jensen, Quinlaw

Hosted by Disability Connect

This seminar will be of interest to all families raising a child with a disability, whether in mainstream or special school environments. Come along and learn about enrolment rights, decision processes around special education, processes around an ORS funding decline, requests to parents for teacher aide funding contributions, requests to parents for funding for student support at extra-curricular camps and activities, stand-downs, use of restraint, and much more.

 Who Should Attend:
The parents of disabled students who are concerned with the support entitlement for their child in New Zealand Schools. This seminar explores the following topics:

• Section 9 access to Special School, why is this legally required?
• Section 10 appeals to ORS decline
• Stand downs – under what conditions are they fair
• Clarifying responsibility for the student's safety and welfare during travel between school and home
• Physical aggression and use of restraint
• Issue of school requests for funding contribution from parents (to help pay for teacher aide or resources)
• School camps and extra-curricular activities – requests from the school that parents pay/provide the support person to accompany that student
• Plus a range of other education legal issues

Nan Jensen – Barrister and Solicitor, Quinlaw
Nan has been involved in the disability sector since 1998, in governance, advisory, support parent, advocacy and employee capacities. Two of her four children are on the autism spectrum, and she decided to study law after taking a successful arbitration case against the Ministry of Education to retain ORRS funding for her son. She was admitted to the bar in 2012 and specialises in disability law. She lives in Te Kowhai near Hamilton with her husband, Søren, their children and their dog.

Central Auckland
Tuesday 23^rd August 12-2pm  - SPACES LEFT
Disability Connect Premises, 3b Olive Road, Penrose

East Auckland
Wednesday 14^th September 7-9pm
Highland Park Community House, 47 Aviemore Drive, Highland Park

North Auckland
Tuesday 20^th September 7-9pm
YES Disability Resource Centre, 3 William Laurie Place, Albany

Central Auckland
Wednesday 19^th October 7-9pm
Mt Richmond School, 30 Albion Road, Otahuhu

West Auckland
Tuesday 8^th November 7-9pm
MPHS Hub West, 27 Corban Avenue, Henderson

 

Disability Connect now charges $20 including GST for each professional attending (working in the disability sector) attending our seminars. This can be paid by cash, cheque (made out to our full organisation name Parent and Family Resource Centre Inc.) or direct debit.  We do not accept credit card or Eftpos payments.  We are happy to send an invoice at time of booking of a professional and payment is required prior to attendance.  Refunds will only be given if you cancel and this must be made at least 24 hours prior to the seminar.  Please phone to cancel.

There is no charge for parents or family members attending

RSVP is essential: 09 636 0351 or admin@disabilityconnect.org.nz

 

Lisa Martin
C.E.O.
Disability Connect
Parent & Family Resource Centre Inc. trading as Disability Connect
09 636 0351
www.disabilityconnect.org.nz
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Posted By office@sommerville to Information for Parents and Families on 9/07/2016 03:26:00 pm