Advocates & Legal Services
Advocates
Lori Boehm
Special Needs Advocate
Advocacy, Regional Center assistance, IEP and IPP assistance,
transition from high school to adult services
Camarillo
www.advocateforspecialneeds.com
Email: loriboehm@aol.com
(805) 482-1681
Gwen E. Campbell
Advocate and Educational Consultant
I have been a special education advocate for the past 11 years as well as a licensed marriage and family therapist for the last 18 years. Our office is located in Westlake Village, California and serve clients from Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties.
32123 W. Lindero Canyon Road, Suite 201
Westlake Village, California 91361
818-706-8801 Fax 818-706-9920
Email: gc8801@sbcglobal.net
Ellissa Henkin
Waldinger, Henkin, & Associates
Educational Advocate
Thousand Oaks
Email: ellissa.henkin@adelphia.net
(818) 529-0533
Andrea D. Lorant
Advocate / Education Consultant
Advocacy, IEP assistance, Educational Program Assessment
Encino
(818) 343-2227
Bobbie Westil
Educational Advocate
Works at offices of Valerie Vanaman.
Sherman Oaks
(818) 990-7722
Attorneys
Bruce Bothwell
Special Education Advocacy Attorney
Long Beach
(805) 562-435-0818
Jean Kvale
Conservatorships
Ventura
(805) 644-7111 / 981-1818
Lillian Meridith
Meredith Law Offices
Special Education Advocacy Attorney
Ventura
(805) 644-4865
Henry Tovmassian
Counsel to Vanaman, Aronson & Newman
email: htovmassian@navlaw.net
ShermanOaks
(818) 990-7722
Private Practice
email:
12400 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 442-6767
Valerie Vanaman
Special Education Advocacy Attorney
Sherman Oaks
(818) 990-7722
Mark Woodsmall
Woodsmall Law Group
Special Education Advocacy Attorney
2600 Mission Street Suite 200
San Marino, Ca 91108
(626) 440-0028 fax (626) 440-0068
email info@woodsmallawgroup.com
www.woodsmalllawgroup.com
Bonnie Yates, Esq.
Special Education Advocacy Attorney
3334 Caroline Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232
Email: BZYates@aol.com
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(310)204-6624
Legal Information
Free Legal Clinic
Simi Valley (Medical, Legal & Counseling)
(805) 522-3733
Thousand Oaks (Medical & Legal)
(805) 497-3575
TCRC Advocacy and Information
Area Board IX
Oversight and complaint resolution for Tri-Counties Regional Center
Email: abix@concentric.net
Santa Barbara
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(805)685-8395
Kathy Mottarella
Protection and Advocacy (PAI)
Clients Rights Advocate
On retainer by TCRC
Jaqueline Phan, CRA Assistant
Santa Barbara
(800) 322-6994 x218
Stephen Day
TCRC Adult Services
Santa Barbara
(805) 560-3757 x11
Joseph Buchroeder
TCRC Adult Services
Oxnard
(800) 664-3177 ext. 269
Advocacy Information & helpful websites:
Access Center
Enhancing access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities.
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php
Handbook of Goals and Objectives Related to Essential State of California Content Standards
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/iep.asp
California Association for Parent-Child Advocacy
The California Association for Parent-Child Advocacy is a collaborative, statewide organization which monitors, analyzes, and responds to both legislative and policy initiatives which would affect the education and lifelong prospects for students with disabilities in California.
CDCAN-California Disability Community Action Network
Advocacy Without Borders: Connecting people with disabilities, mental health needs, seniors, families, workers, low income families to disability rights, senior rights, civil rights and unified action
FEAT – Families for Early Autism Treatment
Sacramento Area (The founding FEAT people)
LA FEAT – Los Angeles Families for Early Autism Treatment
TASH
TASH is an international membership association leading the way to inclusive communities through research, education, and advocacy.
CAL-TASH
T.A.S.K. – Team of Advocates for Special Kids
Referrals & Workshop Trainings, Augmentative Communication
Orange County
(714) 533-8275
Wrightslaw
Special Education Advocacy Information,
great source of information for parents of special needs children
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