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Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution (CADRE)

Take a tour of the CADRE web site!

Follow the links below to take a guided tour of CADRE.


1. About CADRE

This section of our web site will introduce you to CADRE's objectives, staff, senior consultants, advisory board members, partner organizations and project officer.


2. Participating in Mediation

This section of our web site provides resources for parents, family members, educators, advocates, mediators and others who may be participating in mediation.


3. IDEA & Legal

This section of our web site provides resources related to IDEA '97, including the mediation provisions for Part B and Part C.


4. CADRE Audio Symposium

This section of our web site provides users with audio recordings and the accompanying handouts from CADRE's first National Symposium on Dispute Resolution in Special Education, which convened November 29 - December 1, 2000 in Washington, D.C.


5. Diversity

This section of our web site provides resources that address cultural, linguistic and class differences related to accessing the full range of conflict resolution options. Some materials are also available in Spanish language.

6. Locate a Professional

This section of our web site provides a searchable database of special education and conflict resolution professionals. Professionals and practitioners are invited to add themselves to the database.


7. State Database

This section of our web site includes a searchable database with information for each state. Here you will find contact information for state divisions of special education and early intervention, mediation coordinators, and mediation service
providers. Additionally, you will find information about accessing and using your state's mediation program.


8. System Design

This section of our web site includes resources related to systems design, evaluation, and the spectrum of dispute resolution processes.


9. Archive

This section provides an alphabetical listing of all CADRE resources available through our web site.

10. Calendar

This section of the web site provides a searchable calendar of training programs, conferences and other events relevant to special education conflict resolution.


11. Coming Attractions

This section of the web site includes information about new CADRE resources as well as presentations and training programs conducted by CADRE staff.

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