Thank you to all those who attended this year's conference featuring Richard Lavoie.  Due to the excellent evaluations and overwhelming response to have Richard Lavoie present again, we are pleased to announce that Rick will be presenting at our 2012 Conference on October 19th.  If you would like to receive advanced notification for registration please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Featuring Richard Lavoie M.A. M. Ed., educator, author and producer of critically acclaimed films including “How Difficult Can This Be? - The F.A.T. City Workshop”

Rick Lavoie has served as an administrator of schools for children with special needs for over 30 years. His extensive experiences provided him with a “living laboratory” in which he developed and refined his methods and philosophies on educating children and adolescents with special needs. Rick holds three degrees in Special Education and two Honorary Doctorates in Education from the University of Massachusetts and Mitchell College. He has served as a guest lecturer at numerous universities and has had television appearances on the TODAY Show, CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America, ABC Evening News, and Walt Disney.

Rick has delivered his message to over 500,000 parents and professionals throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. He has the distinction of having delivered Keynote Addresses for all three of the major special needs advocacy organizations in the United States and was the recipient of the LDA of America’s Samuel Kirk award in 2009.

For more information regarding Richard Lavoie, please visit:  www.ricklavoie.com