

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The 2026 SpEd Horizon: Securing IDEA Compliance, Navigating Vouchers, & Advocating for 2e Learners
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: UPDATE: out of an abundance of caution regarding the extreme cold expected in the Metroplex on Saturday the 31st, this event is now 100% virtual.

As Texas moves deeper into school vouchers, Education Freedom Accounts (TEFAs), and evolving definitions of disability, the consequences for students with disabilities—and especially Twice-Exceptional (2e) learners—are growing more serious and more permanent.

This four-session workshop brings together experienced attorneys, advocates, and educators to break down:

* What families gain—and lose— when they leave IDEA for vouchers

* Why “IEP-Lite” and incomplete evaluations are driving students out of public education

* How 2e students are uniquely vulnerable in both public and private systems

* What to expect from the upcoming Texas legislative session

This is not an introductory training. It is a strategic briefing for families and professionals who need to make informed decisions in a rapidly changing legal landscape.

Registration for the webinar and optional payment/add-on links are below: 

WEBINAR REGISTRATION https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XHhjmoMsRHG_zKfn-j5GjQ

There are 300 virtual seats available, so anyone can register for the webinar, though it's not necessary if you're attending in-person. The sessions will be recorded and available for viewing by TOPAA members on our YouTube channel.

ATTORNEY CLE PAYMENT https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/U8SDFELG9PVC8

CLEs available for the live event being held 100% virtually.

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN CONTRIBUTION https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/LV5ES652KARDJ

Thank you for helping sustain statewide special education advocacy and education in Texas. Suggested donation: $10.

We hope to see many of you on the 31st!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/richardson-texas/the-2026-sped-horizon-securing-idea-compliance-navigating-vouchers-and-advocating-for-2e-learners/200029490164320
- **Event Categories**: workshops, virtual, webinar, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 31

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XHhjmoMsRHG_zKfn-j5GjQ?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=richardson%2C+texas-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Richardson, Texas
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 503 N Central Expy, Richardson, TX 75080-5315, United States, Richardson, Texas

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: TOPAA - Texas Organization of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (https://allevents.in/org/topaa-texas-organization-of-parent-attorneys-and-advocates/27346248)

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## Comments

- [Robin Petty | 2026-02-01 00:08:23] This was our event and we didn’t post it here - if we had, we would have made sure to list the CORRECT time! Sorry to anyone that tried to participate

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Online event, 503 N Central Expy, Richardson, TX 75080-5315, United States, Richardson, Texas
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** TOPAA - Texas Organization of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, virtual, webinar, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The 2026 SpEd Horizon: Securing IDEA Compliance, Navigating Vouchers, & Advocating for 2e Learners ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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