{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fea904dac-efb1-4c10-9e4a-99f5cdd7d5c4","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Beginning A Journey In Parent Advocacy with Diana Abril","description":"Join me on today\u2019s podcast episode as I chat with my good friend, Diana Abril, special education attorney and parent. Diana and I not only talk about the importance of parent advocacy but also about steps that she\u2019s taken to get started on her journey as a parent. She offers lots of tips on where to get started in a parent advocacy journey, what skills to develop (and where to find training for them), and how she tackles the inevitable mommy guilt that often accompanies parent advocacy. Diana\u2019s not only a brilliant attorney \u2013 she\u2019s an endearing friend, and that vibe comes across in today\u2019s episode. Diana\u2019s speaking at the Special Education & Advocacy Conference in a little over a week. If you haven\u2019t registered, hop over to do while you\u2019re listening! \r\n\n \r\n\nMeet My Guest:\r\n\nI am an executive with 16 years of legal and business experience having worked in the Corporate and M&A department of an AMLAW 200 law firm and as General Counsel of two medium sized companies, one of which was publicly traded. In February of 2020, I decided to start my own law firm and founded ABRIL LAW, PLLC. This decision was born out of a desire to start a special education law practice in addition to my corporate and business law work. This is truly a passion project for me, as a disability rights advocate and mother of a child with a disability. I am a Florida Partners in Policymaking graduate and a member of COPAA.\r\n\n \r\n\nJoin me January 23, 2021 for a FREE Virtual Conference, The Special Education 7 Advocacy Conference: https://ashleybarlowco.com/conference\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1d2f1945-bb86-4dbf-b20f-9e7b037d1905/8652091-1599164556720-78131d67c4efc.jpg"}