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Monthly expert session

Village Hall

One topic. One guest expert. Your questions.

Think of Village Hall as a practical online workshop followed by time for parent questions. Each month, a guest expert teaches one focused topic for about 45 minutes, then answers questions live. The presentation is recorded and sent to people who registered; the parent Q&A is not recorded.

Second Saturdays9:30 AM90 minutesOnlineSaturday, October 10, 2026

Free

Register free

Next session: AAC round table with Amanda Rains (PRC-Saltillo) and Kerry Hankins-Grider (Tobii Dynavox) — Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM Central. Registration for that date is coming soon.

October 10 guest

Mercedes Lawson, M.S. Ed.

Mercedes Lawson, M.S. Ed., founder of A.C.C.E.S.S.

Topic: The IEP process and navigating the school system

Founder of A.C.C.E.S.S. · Greater Nashville. She grew up with a sibling with disabilities, taught special education for nine years helping 250+ students, and has two neurodivergent children. Through A.C.C.E.S.S. (Advocacy & Consultation Center for Educational Student Supports), she helps families with IEP consultation, educational advocacy, and tutoring.

A 45-minute lesson, then live parent questions. The lesson is recorded and sent to registrants; the Q&A is not.

Upcoming session

AAC round table

Taylor Hickok, Amanda Rains of PRC-Saltillo, and Kerry Hankins-Grider of Tobii Dynavox

· Online

Round table session. Short bios and photos will be added here when they are ready.

Registration coming soon

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Format example

What the session looks like

  1. 9:30Welcome and introductions
  2. 9:3545-minute lesson with the guest expert
  3. 10:20Live Q&A with the expert
  4. 11:00Done

The lesson is recorded. Parent Q&A is not.

Bring a question or simply listen. The goal is to leave with a few practical ideas you can actually use — not another hour of information to sort through on your own.

Register free for October 10

Our first Village Hall is free. Leave your name and email and we’ll send you the meeting link before Saturday.

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