COPAA Website FAQ

What can I find on the COPAA website?
I want to log in to the Members Area but don't know my username or password – what should I do?
I'm not able to log in to the Member Area of the COPAA Web site – what could be the problem?
How do I update my COPAA membership information?
I entered my Web site address in my member profile but it doesn't work properly. What's wrong?
How do I add myself to the COPAA Find an Attorney/Advocate public directory?
How do I opt out of being listed in the COPAA online membership directory?
How do I contribute a pleading, brief, hearing decision, or other legal document to the Legal Matters directory in the Members Area?
I uploaded a document to the Legal Matters directory, but it's not showing up.
How do I retrieve a document from the Legal Matters directory in the Members Area?
Are IEP and other advocacy materials available in the Members Area?

What can I find on the COPAA website?

The COPAA website contains useful information, such as resources and information about IDEA 2004, amicus briefs, and COPAA's conferences (including purchasing recordings of sessions from past conferences.) There is also a Members Area that contains legal briefs, decisions, cases, and IEP/advocacy materials that members have uploaded. The Members Area also has COPAA's member directory, descriptions of COPAA committees, COPAA's bylaws, etc.

I want to log in to the Members Area but don't know my username or password – what should I do?

If you go half-way down the page, fill out the box on the page labeled "Email Address" and press "Continue." Your log-in information will get emailed to that address. (Please note that your password for the COPAA website is not the same as your password for the COPAA archives.)

I'm not able to log in to the Member Area of the COPAA Web site – what could be the problem?

You may be using the wrong user name and password, or you membership may have expired. To check that you are using the correct user name and password, fill out the box on the page labeled "Email Address" and press "Continue." Your log-in information will get emailed to that address. If that doesn't work, contact web@copaa.org for help.

How do I update my COPAA membership information?

Log in to the Members Area. Click on "Member Profile". This will take you to a form where you can edit your information. When you are done, press the "Update" button at the bottom of the page.

I entered my Web site address in my member profile but it doesn't work properly. What's wrong?

Make sure you included http:// at the start of the address.

Note: COPAA has two directories – the public directory (Find an Attorney/Advocate) and a private Member Directory inside the Member Area of the site.

How do I add myself to the COPAA Find an Attorney/Advocate public directory?

Note: Only attorneys and advocates can be added to the public directory. Go to Members Area of the website, then edit your profile. You'll see the question "Would you like to have your contact information listed in the Public Advocate Directory?" Choose "yes", then click on the "Update" button at the bottom of the page.

How do I opt out of being listed in the private COPAA online Members Directory?

Go to Member Area of the website, then edit your profile. You'll see the question "Would you like to share your contact information with other COPAA members?" Choose "no", then click on the "Update" button at the bottom of the page.

How do I contribute a pleading, brief, hearing decision, or other legal document to the Legal Matters directory in the Members Area?

Go to the Members Area of the website. Go to "Legal Matters" and click "Go." Go to "Add documents" and click "Go". This will take you to a form where you can submit your document. The document will be reviewed by COPAA's Publications Committee before being added to the website.

I uploaded a document to the Legal Matters directory, but its not showing up.

It may take a few days before the Publications Committee reviews the document and posts it to the website. If you submitted it a while ago and it still has not been entered, email publications@copaa.org to inquire about the status of the document. Documents are generally uploaded twice a week.

How do I retrieve a document from the Legal Matters directory in the Members Area?

Go to the Members Area of the website. Go to "Legal Matters" and click "Go." Go to "View documents" and click "Go". Select a topic. Please note that all documents are Adobe PDF files and must be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Are IEP and other advocacy materials available in the Members Area?

There are sample IEP and other advocacy materials in the Members Section of the website. Go to the Members Area of the website. Go to "Advocacy Tools" and click "Go." Go to "View documents" and click "Go". Select a topic. Please note that all documents are Adobe PDF files and must be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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