- NASET's Inaugural Webinar featuring Dr. Perry A. Zirkel -Â
The Role of Law in Special Education
Overview of the Scope, Significance, and Limits of Law for Students with Disabilities
Join Us August 25th @ 7PM EST
Why Attend?
You work hard to support your special ed students. Mastering the legal side of special education empowers you to advocate with greater confidence.
In this session, you will:
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Gain clarity on the legal foundations of special education (IDEA, Section 504, ADA)
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Learn how law impacts daily decisions for IEPs, accommodations, and placement
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Discover the limits of legal recourse and how to avoid missteps
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Leave with a stronger ability to advocate within the system for better outcomes
Whether you're a teacher, administrator, or advocate, this webinar will sharpen your legal insight and elevate your impact.
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Meet the Presenter:
Perry A. Zirkel, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M.Â
perryzirkel.com
Perry A. Zirkel, is university professor emeritus of education and law at Lehigh University, where he formerly was dean of the College of Education and subsequently held the Iacocca Chair in Education for its five-year term.
He has a Ph.D. in Educational Administration and a J.D. from the University of Connecticut, and a Master of Laws degree from Yale University. He has done presentations in every state in the U.S. He has also written more than 1,700 publications on various aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education. He writes a regular column for Exceptionality journal and did so previously for NASP’s CommuniquĂ©, Phi Delta Kappan, Teaching Exceptional Children, and NAESP’s Principal magazine. Past president of the Education Law Association and co-chair of the Pennsylvania special education appeals panel from 1990 to 2007, he is the author of the CEC monograph The Legal Meaning of Specific Learning Disability; the more recently published books, A Digest of Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Education and Student Teaching and the Law; and the two-volume reference Section 504, the ADA and the Schools. In 2012, he received the Research into Practice Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Excellence in Research Award from AERA’s Division A (Administration, Organization & Leadership).Â
In 2013, he received the University Council for Educational Administration’s Edwin Bridges award for significant contributions to the preparation and development of school leaders. In 2016, he received the Education Law Association’s Steven S. Goldberg Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Education Law. In 2017 he received the Council for Exceptional Children’s Special Education Research Award. In 2021, he received the President’s Award for Excellence from the National Association of School Psychologists. He co-directed the one-week Lehigh Special Education Law Symposium from 2003 to 2022. He regularly provides training for impartial hearing officers and serves in two states as a review officer under the IDEA. Finally, he provides a monthly special education legal update and share his publications via his website, perryzirkel.com.