Idea (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) turns 40!: Examining the Past and Present of the Special Education Law
2015
marks the 40th anniversary of Public Law 94-142. Our forum will offer an
appraisal, addressing the following broad questions: Where have we come?
Where is special education going? What are the issues we need to address?
February 17th 2015,
5:30 to 7:30 PM
Student Center, 314 AB
Panelists
and their tentative topics include:
-DePaul Special Education faculty, Drs. Eva
Patrikakou, Linsey Sabielny, and Jennifer Walberg, will offer an introduction
to IDEA
-Dr.
Federico Waitoller, Assistant Professor, Special Education, University of
Illinois at Chicago has written extensively on racial and ethnic inequities in
special education and equity-minded professional learning for inclusive
education. His presentation will address equity issues at the intersections of
disability, race, and current education policies.
-Beverley
Johns, President, Illinois Learning Disabilities Association and Chair of the
Illinois Special Education Coalition, is a long time special educator and
author. In her presentation she will discuss current challenges to the
provision of services to students.
-Kristen
Mayle, Special Education teacher in Chicago Public Schools and graduate of
DePaul’s Special and Elementary Education (Dual Licensure) program, is
currently the liaison to the Chicago Teachers Union Special Education
Committees and Chair of the Illinois Federation of Teachers Special Education
Committee. She will present a view from the classroom, discussing her
work with children with special needs and the challenges special educators
face.
-Dr.
Beverly Trezek, Chair of the Department of Counseling and Special Education,
will moderate the panel.
The
forum is appropriate and relevant to education students in all programs.
For
more information, contact Diane Horwitz at dhorwit1@depaul.edu
