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Andrew Favini, Esq. is a Staff Attorney with Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP). DRP is the federally-mandated protection and advocacy agency for people with disabilities in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As an attorney for DRP, Andrew has focused on special education rights for children with disabilities and cases to provide community supports to adults with disabilities, including employment accommodations and supports for independent living. Prior to his legal career, Andrew was a special education teacher and taught Emotional Support and Learning Support.
Andrew received a Master of Science degree in Special Education from Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law in Villanova, PA.
With Andrew’s extensive experience in defending the rights of people with disabilities, he will be presenting on the topic of disability rights for people with misophonia. Specifically, he will enlighten people about IDEA, Section 504, and ADA. As an educational benefit law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA, offers additional services and protections for those with disabilities that are not offered to those without disabilities. Section 504 is a civil rights statute, requiring that schools, public or private, who receive federal financial assistance for educational purposes, not discriminate against children with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
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