The Howard Center for Social Cognition and Communication

06/23/2025

⚖️ REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: Free Legal Conference: A Roadmap of Legal Protections for Special Needs Families 🎓

🥳 This year's free legal conference will provide a clear roadmap of legal protections for your special needs child at every stage of life. ⚖️ Georgia's leading special needs attorneys will discuss and answer questions about:

✅ IEPs
✅ 504s
✅ Special Needs Trusts
✅ ABLE Accounts
✅ Wills
✅ Guardianship
✅ Conservatorship
✅ HIPAA Waivers
✅Powers of Attorney
✅ Supported Decision-Making
✅ Child support protections for 18+
✅ And more!

🤝 SPACE IS LIMITED. We’ve intentionally kept this event small to ensure attendees get the most out of the experience.

📆 Registration info below! Please read the following carefully:

🔵 Open to all Georgia residents who have a special needs child at no cost.
🔵 Please only register if you're available to attend in person in Duluth on 9/13/2025 (8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
🔵 Child care will not be provided. Please make arrangements.
🔵 We kindly ask that only one person from each family attend so we're able to serve more families.
🔵 If you attended last year's conference, we ask that you allow someone else to enjoy the session.
🔵 Registration will be open for two weeks. Registration closes on 7/6/2025 at midnight.
🔵 The conference is for informational purposes and does not constitute an attorney-client relationship.
🔵 The conference will NOT be recorded or broadcast online. Personal questions are often asked, and we want to respect the privacy of our attendees.

😎 How to Register

To be as fair as possible, the registration process is as follows:
⭕ Submit your request to attend via the quick online form (link below)
⭕ Everyone will be entered into a random drawing.
⭕ Attendees will be notified the week *after* registration closes via email (so please be sure to include an email address that you regularly check) (Registration closes 7/6/2025 at midnight)
⭕ If something changes, and you're unable to attend after you submit your registration request, please let us know as soon as possible, so we can give the seat to someone else.
⭕ A wait list will be created if needed.
⭕ Please feel free to share with friends who are not on Facebook or Instagram,

🥳 We’re excited to offer this free conference to the special needs community, as we firmly believe that access to information from experienced legal experts empowers parents and caregivers to make the best possible decisions to protect their families. 💞

"Protecting Special Needs Families Is Our Mission"

⚠️ Registration Link ⚠
https://tinyurl.com/mps7rr27

🗓️ Registration closes July 6th midnight. Attendees will be notified by July 13th. 📧

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Join the conversation! Let’s work together to end the waiting list for good.

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https://dbhdd.webex.com/dbhdd/j.php?MTID=m4b0643f766762fc9df1077bd4db49f8c

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