{"id":234,"date":"2025-11-12T00:43:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T00:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simchaspeaks.com\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2025-11-21T23:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T23:56:02","slug":"trainings-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simchaspeaks.com\/?page_id=234","title":{"rendered":"Trainings &#038; Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; vc_row_background=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat-x&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; background_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1763769137281{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: #EEF6FD !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Bring Us to Your Community<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4>Allies: Trainings, Workshops and Symposiums<\/h4>\n<p class=\"lead\">Our talks and workshops are led by people with lived experience in neuro-affirming inclusion. 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