NELI 20th Annual 504 AcademyABC

NELI 20th Annual 504 Academy

Welcome! This page is for those who have registered for our upcoming Conference and will be YOUR CENTRAL HUB for everything to do with the 504 Academy! You might want to bookmark this page for easy access.

Below you will find links to the topics that have been recorded, where to sign up for the Live Webinars that will occur on June 4 and where to download the handouts for each topic.

*You will have access to recorded versions of ALL topics covered at the conference through December 31, 2026. Watch as many times as you would like at your own pace…and at your own place.

Live Webinars

You will need to sign up for each of the Live Webinars to be held on June 4, 2025. To sign up, click on the title of each Live Webinar below:

“Section 504 Regulations and Their Practical Implementation in 2026”: What Actually Changed and What Districts Must Do Now (presented by Cynthia S. Buechler – Buechler & Associates, P.C.) LIVE WEBINAR June 4 @ 10:00 am CST
“Addressing Discipline Under Section 504”: From the 10 Days Out of Placement to the MDR (presented by William Buechler, Buechler & Associates, P.C. ) LIVE WEBINAR June 4 @ 2:00 pm CST

Attend the Live Webinars on the specific dates OR watch the recorded version at your convenience!

Recorded Webinars

ALL Conference topics will be available for On Demand viewing (including the live webinars). Follow this link to gain access to all available On Demand topics. The topics you can watch On Demand include:

“Reducing Conflict and Avoiding OCR Complaints When the 504 Committee Says No to a Parent Request”: Real Cases, Real Mistakes to Avoid (presented by Dave Richards – Richards, Lindsey & Martin, LLP) AVAILABLE
Digital Accessibility Requirements for School Districts and Section 504 by the April 2027 Deadline for Schools with Numbers Less Than 50,000 (presented by Jamie Turner – Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & De Los Santos) AVAILABLE
“504 vs. IDEA”: When Does the Student’s Disability Require More than 504? (presented by Elvin Houston – Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & De Los Santos) AVAILABLE
Supporting Mental Health, Anxiety, and Hidden Disabilities Under Section 504 (presented by Jose Martin – Richards, Lindsey & Martin, LLP) AVAILABLE

Handouts

We will be adding handouts for each of the topics as we get closer to the presentation being available (ones bolded and underlined are available). You may access handouts for each topic by clicking on the links below and downloading the handout (all handouts are available for download):