This presentation will cover strategies for advocating for students with disabilities under federal law and the North Carolina policies.

Learning objectives

1. Attendees will learn about the laws and policies that protect the rights of children with disabilities.
2. Attendees will learn strategies for advocating on behalf of a student in an IEP meeting.
3. Attendees will learn strategies for resolving special education disputes.

Crystal Grant teaches and directs the Duke Children's Law Clinic. Her public interest career has focused on special education law. She has represented children and their families in IEP meetings and due process hearings. She frequently speaks on special education and related topics. Grant received her MSW from the University of Michigan and her JD from Michigan State University College of Law.