28th Annual Section 504 Conference

In-Person & Virtual

In-Person Conference

DoubleTree by Hilton Austin

November 18-19, 2024

Virtual Conference

Online access

December 2 – March 31, 2025

Are you ready for this year's Section 504 Conference?

Despite two promised delivery dates in the Summer of 2023...

We continue to wait on the new proposed Section 504 regulations.

If released prior to the Conference, the proposed regs will be the focus of our 28th Annual Fall Southwest Section 504 Conference.

What if the new proposed regs don't come out before the conference?

Regardless, there are plenty of current Section 504 compliance dynamics and issues on the minds of public educators including:

Areas of Special Education & Section 504 Intersection

College & University Programs

Twice Exceptional: Eligibility & Services

Police in School: Legal Concerns

Over 20,000 Educators Served

See why educators all over the United States love CESD!

Cheryl Baker, Round Rock ISD

"It helps us understand new laws that are implemented in our state..."

Media South, Alief ISD

"The information is presented in a way that I can take it back [to my district and teachers] easily..."

Allison Higginbotham, Seguin ISD

"[It's important to make sure] that your district is doing the best that it can to ensure that everybody is getting what they need..."

How was last year's conference?

At our 2023 conference, we hosted attendees from all over the country to hear from our expert speakers.

Discover what they had to say!

Why choose CESD?

The primary role of the Council of Educators is to provide public educators with quality training events on disability law issues.

With over 25 years of experience, we know what works.

Practical Approach

CESD strives to identify and present the latest information and legal changes that are most important to public educators with a straightforward approach.

Hybrid Conference

We provide both an in-person and a virtual version of both conferences. This allows attendees to participate in our conferences from wherever they are.

Expert Speakers

The CESD Faculty is chosen from experts and skilled practitioners with a passion for what they do and a love for the students they serve.

Amazing Venue

The Austin DoubleTree is the perfect environment for you to attend our conferences in a comfortable environment and enjoy the city of Austin in the evening.

How will you attend?

Attending in person?

The DoubleTree by Hilton Austin is the perfect environment for you to attend our conferences in a comfortable environment and enjoy yourself close to everything that you love about Austin.

Since attendees at DoubleTree can only see two of the four breakout sessions each day, their registration includes access to the virtual conference to see all sessions and the two additional live Q&A events and office Hours during the virtual conference window.

Attending virtually?

All of our live sessions are recorded and captioned so our virtual attendees have access to all of the Conference content, all written materials in a PDF, and two extra live Q&A’s + Office Hours with Dave & Jose.

With a 3-month window to view all presentations, learn at your own pace to get the most out of our conferences.