Community training
On Demand and Live Trainings
I can't breathe, restraint and seclusion of our black children in public school
Description: The training equips viewers with the tools to understand the dangers in the use of restraint and seclusion. We discuss and address the education system targets of Black children and children with disabilities on the use of these dangerous practices.
Racism in special education
Description: Black students have been overrepresented in special education since the U.S. Office of Civil Rights first started to sample school districts in 1968. Disparities in identification are greatest for more subjective disabilities, like specific learning disabilities (SLD), intellectual disabilities (ID), and emotional disturbances (ED). Researchers have suggested that teacher or assessment biases could have greater impacts on these more subjective disabilities, leading to observed disparities.
Understanding the special education process
Description: The Special Education is complex, frustrated and scary. The training guides your the processes needed to obtain special education and related services for your child with disabilities.
Advocating for related services
Description: Related Services are one of the most underutilized services in special education. The training reviews the varies the various types of related services available to students with IEP and 504 plans.
"Mrs. Poe thank you for everything that you have
done. Because of you and your hard work, my son Lj
was able to graduate with his graduation class of
2023! I am so grateful for what you did. If there is ever anything that me or my family can do, please do not
hesitate to ask."
Mr. and Mrs. JC
"Mrs. Poe thank you for everything that you have
done. Because of you and your hard work, my son Lj was able to graduate with his graduation class of 2023! I am so grateful for what you did. If there is ever anything that me or my family can do, please do not hesitate to ask."
Mr. and Mrs. JC
"Disabled child was wronged by her school division, I knew I could not advocate for her without assistance. Even though I am a paralegal and wife of an educator, I still did not have a fraction of the knowledge I needed to navigate the complicated world of special education and get the justice she deserved without help. Calling Advocating 4 Kids was the best thing I could have done. Cheryl Poe knows her stuff. I am beyond impressed with her knowledge. Even more impressive is her tenacity and determination to push forward in an infuriatingly oppressive system. Since initially working with Ms. Poe, I called upon her again when I needed assistance regarding my youngest daughter, who also has an IEP. I learned a great deal in working with her, but if I need assistance in the future, I will not hesitate to contact Ms. Poe again. Parents, trust your gut. If you think you need an advocate, you probably do. Do not hesitate to call Advocating 4 Kids."
Sarah Kennedy
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