In honor of Dr. Margaret (Meg) Carroll Join us October 3 and 4, 2025

LDA of Illinois Dr. Margaret Carroll Memorial Fall Virtual Conference

We kick off our conference Friday evening October 3, 2025, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Session Topic:

“I HAVE A KID WHO…..”

Panel Members: Connie Parr, Past President, LDA of America and LDA of Illinois

Srimani Chakravarti, Co-Director, LDA of Illinois, and Professor, Saint Francis University

Chaya Rubenstein, Regional Director and Board Member, LDA of Illinois

Come with questions about how you can assist your child at home or a child in your classroom and get possible answers from our panel.

Saturday October 4,2025, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (PDs will be given for Saturday Conference Only)

On Saturday we Kick off our Opening Session with: 

Lara Cleary, Attorney at Law, Hansen and Cleary, LLC
Nuwani Irizarry Attorney at Law, Hansen and Cleary, LLC

Lara Cleary and Nuwani Irizarry both specialize in special education law, mental health law, and disability law

Session Topic:

“Legal Issues in Specific Learning Disabilities”- Come and learn what is happening in legislation and in the courts about learning disabilities, including what is happening with dyslexia, screening methods, specially designed instruction and more.

Full Schedule and Registration Coming Soon..